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Birmingham
Birmingham (
i/ˈbɜrmɪŋəm/ BUR-ming-əm, locally /ˈbɜrmɪŋɡəm/ BUR-ming-gəm) is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 (2010 estimate), and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a population of 2,284,093 (2001 census). Birmingham's metropolitan area is also the United Kingdom's second most populous with a population of 3,683,000.
A medium-sized market town during the medieval period, Birmingham grew to international prominence in the 18th century at the heart of the Midlands Enlightenment and subsequent Industrial Revolution, which saw the town at the forefront of worldwide developments in science, technology and economic organisation, producing a series of innovations that laid many of the foundations of modern industrial society. By 1791 it was being hailed as "the first manufacturing town in the world". Birmingham's distinctive economic profile, with thousands of small workshops practising a wide variety of specialised and highly-skilled trades, encouraged exceptional levels of creativity and innovation and provided a diverse and resilient economic base for industrial prosperity that was to last into the final quarter of the 20th century. Its resulting high level of social mobility also fostered a culture of broad-based political radicalism, that under leaders from Thomas Attwood to Joseph Chamberlain was to give it a political influence unparalleled in Britain outside London and a pivotal role in the development of British democracy.
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Claremore, Oklahoma
Claremore is a city and the county seat of Rogers County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 18,581 at the 2010 census, a 17.1 percent increase from 15,873 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area and home to Rogers State University. It is best known as the home of entertainer Will Rogers.
Around 1802, a band of Osage Indians settled in the area of present-day Claremore. The town's name came from an Osage chief called "Gra-moi." French traders in the area pronounced his name as "Clairmont," which means "mountain with a clear view." The Osage village was destroyed in 1817, during the Battle of Osage Mound. The area experienced some minor damage during the American Civil War, but quickly recovered after the end of the conflict.
After the Indian Removal Act of 1830 was passed by the United States, Claremore became part of Indian Territory and the Cherokee Nation. Claremore was a part of the Cooweescoowee District in the northwestern part of the Cherokee Nation. The Rogers family, for whom the county is named, was among the first settlers. Clem Rogers, father of the famous Will Rogers, who, along with his family, is buried at the Will Rogers Memorial, moved to the county in 1856. His ranch eventually was more than 60,000 acres (240 km2), and his home, which still stands outside Oologah, is an important historical site. Clem Rogers was a major advocate of Oklahoma statehood and was the oldest delegate to the state's Constitutional Convention in 1907 at age 69.
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Encore Las Vegas
Encore Las Vegas or Encore at Wynn Las Vegas (often just called Encore) is a luxury resort, casino and hotel located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The resort is connected to its sister resort, Wynn Las Vegas; both are owned by Wynn Resorts Limited, headed by casino developer Steve Wynn.
Encore has been awarded the AAA five diamond award. The Towers Suites at Encore and The Spa have received the Forbes five-star award in 2012. Encore Las Vegas and its sister property, Wynn Las Vegas collectively hold more Forbes five-star awards than any other casino-resort in the world and it is considered to be one of the finest hotels in the world.
On April 28, 2006, Wynn Las Vegas celebrated its one-year anniversary by breaking ground on a second hotel tower. Initially named the Encore Suites at Wynn Las Vegas, the 2,034 room hotel project cost $2.3 billion and was sited adjacent to the existing resort and on the remaining frontage of Las Vegas Boulevard. Originally envisioned as an expansion of Wynn Las Vegas, Encore Las Vegas quickly became a full-scale resort; it shares resources and is connected to the Wynn resort via a shopping arcade. The resort was estimated to add 5,300 jobs to the Las Vegas area.
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Las Vegas Strip
The Las Vegas Strip is an approximately 4.2-mile (6.8 km) stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard South in Clark County, Nevada. The Strip is not located within the city of Las Vegas proper— it passes through the unincorporated towns of Paradise and Winchester, which are south of the Las Vegas city limits. Most of the Strip has been designated an All-American Road.
Many of the largest hotel, casino and resort properties in the world are located on the Las Vegas Strip. Fifteen of the world's 25 largest hotels by room count are on the Strip, with a total of over 62,000 rooms.
One of the most visible aspects of Las Vegas' cityscape is its use of dramatic architecture. The modernization of hotels, casinos, restaurants, and residential high-rises on the Strip has established the city as one of the most popular destinations for tourists.
Historically, the casinos that were not in Downtown Las Vegas along Fremont Street were restricted to outside of the city limits on Las Vegas Boulevard. In 1959 the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign was constructed exactly 4.5 miles (7.2 km) outside of the city limits. The sign is today about 0.4 miles (0.64 km) south of the southernmost entrance to Mandalay Bay (the southernmost casino).
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Malibu, California
Malibu /ˈmælɨbuː/ is an affluent beachfront city in northwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 12,645. Malibu consists of a 21-mile (34 km) strip of prime Pacific coastline. Nicknamed "the 'Bu" by surfers and locals, the community is famous for its warm, sandy beaches, and for being the home of many Hollywood movie stars and others associated with the entertainment industry. Signs around the city proclaim "27 miles of scenic beauty", referring to Malibu's original length of 27 miles (43 km) before the city was incorporated in 1991.
Most Malibu residents live within a few hundred yards of Pacific Coast Highway (State Route 1), which traverses the city, with some residents living up to a mile away from the beach up narrow canyons, and many more residents of the unincorporated canyon areas identifying Malibu as their hometown. The city is also bounded (more or less) by Topanga Canyon to the East, the Santa Monica Mountains consisting of Agoura Hills, Calabasas, and Woodland Hills to the North, the Pacific Ocean to the South, and Ventura County to the West.
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Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home to a large number of colleges and universities. It is most notably known as a center of the music industry, earning it the nickname "Music City".
Nashville has a consolidated city–county government which includes seven smaller municipalities in a two-tier system. As of the 2010 census the population of the city of Nashville, not including the semi-independent municipalities, stood at 601,222. The population of Davidson County as a whole, including all municipalities, was 626,681. Nashville is the second largest city in Tennessee, after Memphis, and the fourth largest city in the Southeastern United States. The 2010 population of the entire 13-county Nashville metropolitan area was 1,589,934, making it the largest Metropolitan Statistical Area in the state. The 2010 population of the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Columbia combined statistical area, a larger trade area, was 1,670,890.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma (i/ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə/) (Pawnee: Uukuhuúwa , Cayuga: Gahnawiyoˀgeh ) is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. Oklahoma is the 20th most extensive and the 28th most populous of the 50 United States. The state's name is derived from the Choctaw words okla and humma, meaning "red people", and it is known informally by its nickname, The Sooner State. Formed by the combination of Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory on November 16, 1907, Oklahoma was the 46th state to enter the union. Its residents are known as Oklahomans or, informally "Okies", and its capital and largest city is Oklahoma City.
A major producer of natural gas, oil, and agriculture, Oklahoma relies on an economic base of aviation, energy, telecommunications, and biotechnology. It has one of the fastest growing economies in the nation, ranking among the top states in per capita income growth and gross domestic product growth. Oklahoma City and Tulsa serve as Oklahoma's primary economic anchors, with nearly 60 percent of Oklahomans living in their metropolitan statistical areas.
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Owasso, Oklahoma
Owasso is a city in Rogers and Tulsa counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, and a northern suburb of Tulsa. The population was 28,915 at the 2010 census.
Owasso is located at 36°17′25″N 95°49′43″W / 36.29028°N 95.82861°W / 36.29028; -95.82861 (36.290373, -95.828640). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area a of 10.1 square miles (26.0 km²).99.9% of it is land and 0.10% is water.
Owasso began as a settlement in 1881, located in the Cooweescoowee District of the Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, near what is now 66 th Street North and North 129th East Ave. It was called Elm Creek, and was named for Elm Creek, a tributary of Bird Creek. The first settler was H.T. (Tole) Richardson. In June 1893, plans began to be made for a rail line to be extended south from Bartlesville to the cattle ranches in the vicinity of Bird Creek. At that time there were already several residences, a blacksmith shop, and a general store in the Elm Creek Settlement. Preston Ballard, owner of the general store, established a post office in the general store on February 10, 1898 and was appointed the first postmaster. The Joseph T. Barnes family moved to the settlement in 1897. Joseph and Luther Barnes bought the blacksmith shop in 1898. The first gas station was open in 1902 by Donovan Ranta.
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Stillwater, Oklahoma
Stillwater (Pawnee: Kiicawiʾuusiʾit, Kstiíriwara ) is a city in north-central Oklahoma at the intersection of U.S. 177 and State Highway 51. It is the county seat of Payne County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 45,688. Stillwater is the principal city of the Stillwater Micropolitan Statistical Area which had a population of 77,350 according to the 2010 census. Stillwater was part of first Land Run held April 22, 1889, when Oklahoma Territory's Unassigned Lands were opened for settlement. The city charter was adopted on August 24 later that year. Stillwater is home to Oklahoma State University, Northern Oklahoma College/OSU Gateway, Meridian Technology Center and the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education. In 2010, CNN/Money Magazine ranked Stillwater as No. 67 on its list of "America's Best Small Cities." (Reference needed)
The north-central region of Oklahoma became part of the United States with the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. In 1832, author, storyteller, and traveler Washington Irving provided the first recorded description of the area around Stillwater in his book A Tour on the Prairies. He wrote of “a glorious prairie spreading out beneath the golden beams of an autumnal sun. The deep and frequent traces of buffalo, showed it to be a one of their favorite grazing grounds.”
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Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa (
/ˈtʌlsə/) is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 (2010) residents in the MSA and 988,454 (2010) in the CSA. Tulsa's CSA is projected to reach one million between 2010 and 2012. The city serves as the county seat of Tulsa County, the most densely populated county in Oklahoma, and extends into Osage, Rogers, and Wagoner counties.
Tulsa was first settled between 1828 and 1836 by the Lochapoka Band of Creek Native American tribe. In 1921, it was the site of the infamous Tulsa Race Riot, one of the largest and most destructive acts of racial violence in the history of the United States. For most of the 20th century, the city held the nickname "Oil Capital of the World" and played a major role as one of the most important hubs for the American oil industry. Tulsa, along with several other cities, claims to be the birthplace of U.S. Route 66 and is also known for its Western Swing music.
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Yukon, Oklahoma
Yukon is a city in Canadian County, Oklahoma, United States and is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area. The population was 22,709 at the 2010 census.
Yukon is the hometown of country singer Garth Brooks, actor Dale Robertson, 2001 Miss Oklahoma USA Cortney Phillips, and the red dirt band Cross Canadian Ragweed. In 1949, Yukon garnered national media attention because of the plight of Grady the Cow.
The Czech Hall, a national and state historic site, is devoted to preserving Czech customs, heritage, and culture. Community events include the Czech Festival in October, and the Chisholm Trail Festival in June. Yukon's sister city is Krnov in the Czech Republic.
Yukon was founded by A.N. Spencer in 1891. Spencer, a cattleman from Texas turned railroad builder, was working on a line from El Reno to Arkansas when he decided to build the town. Spencer filed the plat on the townsite on February 14, 1891. He had agreed to do so and lay the train tracks through the town in exchange for half of the lots, which were owned by Minnie Taylor and Luther S. Morrison. Taylor and Morrison had acquired the land in the 1889 land run. Spencer also bought two quarter sections south of Main Street from Joseph Carson and his sister, Josephine. Spencer and his brother, Lewis, named the town after the Yukon Territory of Canada, where a gold rush was booming at the time.
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50 Cent
Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, investor, record producer, and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003) and The Massacre (2005). His album Get Rich or Die Tryin' has been certified eight times platinum by the RIAA.
Born in the South Jamaica of Queens, New York City, Jackson began drug dealing at the age of twelve during the 1980s crack epidemic. After leaving drug dealing to pursue a rap career, he was shot at and struck by nine bullets during an incident in 2000. After releasing his album Guess Who's Back? in 2002, Jackson was discovered by rapper Eminem and signed to Interscope Records. With the help of Eminem and Dr. Dre, who produced his first major commercial successes, Jackson became one of the world's highest selling rappers. In 2003, he founded the record label G-Unit Records, which signed several successful rappers such as Young Buck, Lloyd Banks, and Tony Yayo.
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Alanis Morissette
Alanis Nadine Morissette (born June 1, 1974) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actress. She has won 16 Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards, was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and also shortlisted for an Academy Award nomination. Morissette began her career in Canada, and as a teenager recorded two dance-pop albums, Alanis and Now Is the Time, under MCA Records Canada.
Her first international album was the rock-influenced Jagged Little Pill, released in 1995. Jagged has sold more than 33 million units globally. Her following album, Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, was released in 1998 and was a success as well. Morissette took up producing duties for her subsequent albums, which include Under Rug Swept, So-Called Chaos and Flavors of Entanglement. Morissette has sold more than 60 million albums worldwide. Morissette is also known for her powerful and emotive mezzo-soprano voice.
Morissette acquired United States citizenship in 2005.
Morissette was born June 1, 1974 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, the daughter of Georgia Mary Ann (née Feuerstein), a teacher of Hungarian descent, and Alan Richard Morissette, a French-Canadian high school principal. She has a twin brother, Wade Morissette, (also a musician) who was born 12 minutes after her. Morissette was raised Catholic. She attended Glebe Collegiate Institute (Ottawa, Canada) for high school.
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Alicia Keys
Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Keys was raised by a single mother in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York City. At age seven, Keys began playing the piano. She attended Professional Performing Arts School and graduated at 16 as valedictorian. Keys released her debut album with J Records, having had previous record deals first with Columbia and then Arista Records.
Keys' debut album, Songs in A Minor, was a commercial success, selling over 12 million copies worldwide. She became the best-selling new artist and best-selling R&B artist of 2001. The album earned Keys five Grammy Awards in 2002, including Best New Artist and Song of the Year for "Fallin'". Her second studio album, The Diary of Alicia Keys, was released in 2003 and was also another success worldwide, selling eight million copies. The album garnered her an additional four Grammy Awards in 2005. Later that year, she released her first live album, Unplugged, which debuted at number one in the United States. She became the first female to have an MTV Unplugged album to debut at number one and the highest since Nirvana in 1994.
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Billy Joel
William Martin "Billy" Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American pianist, singer-songwriter, and composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man," in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States, according to the RIAA.
Joel had Top 40 hits in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, achieving 33 Top 40 hits in the United States, all of which he wrote himself. He is also a six-time Grammy Award winner, a 23-time Grammy nominee and has sold over 150 million records worldwide. He was inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame (1992), the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1999), the Long Island Music Hall of Fame (2006), and the Hit Parade Hall of Fame (2009). In 2008, Billboard magazine released a list of the Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists to celebrate the US singles chart's 50th anniversary, with Billy Joel positioned at No. 23. With the exception of the 2007 songs "All My Life" and "Christmas in Fallujah," Joel stopped recording pop/rock material after 1993's River of Dreams, but he continued to tour extensively until 2010.
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Bob Seger
Robert Clark "Bob" Seger (born May 6, 1945) is an American rock and roll singer-songwriter, guitarist and pianist.
As a locally successful Detroit-area artist, he performed and recorded as Bob Seger and the Last Heard and Bob Seger System throughout the 1960s. By the early 1970s, he had dropped the "System" from his recordings, and he continued to strive for broader success with other various bands. In 1973, he put together The Silver Bullet Band, an evolving group of Detroit-area musicians, with whom he became most successful. In 1976, he achieved a national breakout with the album Night Moves. On his studio albums, he also worked extensively with the Alabama-based Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, which appeared on several of Seger's best-selling singles and albums.
A roots rocker with a classic raspy, shouting voice, Seger wrote and recorded songs that dealt with blue-collar themes and was an exemplar of heartland rock. Seger has recorded many hits, including "Night Moves", "Turn the Page", "We've Got Tonight", "Against the Wind", and "Like a Rock", and also co-wrote the Eagles' number-one hit "Heartache Tonight". His iconic recording of "Old Time Rock and Roll" was named one of the Songs of the Century in 2001.
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Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949), nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter-performer who records and tours with the E Street Band. Springsteen is widely known for his brand of heartland rock, poetic lyrics, and Americana sentiments centered on his native New Jersey.
Springsteen's recordings have included both commercially accessible rock albums and more somber folk-oriented works. His most successful studio albums, Born in the U.S.A. and Born to Run, showcase a talent for finding grandeur in the struggles of daily American life; he has sold more than 65 million albums in the United States and more than 120 million worldwide and he has earned numerous awards for his work, including 21 Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes and an Academy Award. He is widely regarded by many as one of the most influential songwriters of the 20th century, and in 2004, Rolling Stone ranked him as the 23rd Greatest Artist of all time.
Springsteen was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, and spent his childhood and high school years in Freehold Borough. He lived on South Street in Freehold Borough and attended Freehold Borough High School. His father, Douglas Frederick Springsteen, was of Dutch and Irish ancestry and worked, among other vocations, as a bus driver, although he was frequently unemployed; his surname is Dutch for jump stone. His mother, Adele Ann (née Zerilli), was a legal secretary and was of Italian ancestry. His maternal grandfather was born in Vico Equense, a city near Naples. He has two younger sisters, Virginia and Pamela. Pamela had a brief film career, but left acting to pursue still photography full time; she took photos for the Human Touch and Lucky Town albums.
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Carrie Underwood
Carrie Marie Underwood (born March 10, 1983) is an American country singer, songwriter and actress who rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of American Idol, in 2005. Underwood has since become a multi-platinum selling recording artist, a winner of several Grammy Awards, Billboard Music Awards and American Music Awards, a Golden Globe Award nominee, a three-time Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association Female Vocalist winner, and a two-time ACM Entertainer of the Year. She is the first-ever female artist to win back-to-back Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards for Entertainer of the Year (2009/10). Underwood was inducted into and became a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 2008. She was also inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in 2009.Billboard named Underwood Country Music's reigning Queen in 2012.
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Chris Gaines
Chris Gaines (born August 10, 1967 (fictitiously)) is a fictional alternative rock persona created as an alter ego for Garth Brooks to explore rock and roll styles far removed from his success as a country singer.
Initially, Brooks planned to feature the Gaines persona in The Lamb, a motion picture which, ultimately, never materialized. In 1999, Brooks released one album as Gaines; the album produced three charting Billboard singles, including the Top 5 pop hit "Lost in You."
In 1999, Brooks and his production company Red Strokes Entertainment, with Paramount Pictures, began to develop a movie in which Brooks would star. The Lamb was to have revolved around Chris Gaines, a fictional rock singer and his emotionally conflicted life as a musician in the public eye. To create buzz for the project, Brooks took on the identity of Gaines in the October 1999 album Garth Brooks in ... The Life of Chris Gaines, which was intended as a 'pre-soundtrack' to the film. Brooks also subsequently appeared as Gaines in a television "mockumentary" for the VH1 series Behind The Music and as the musical guest on an episode of Saturday Night Live, which he hosted as himself.
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Chris LeDoux
Chris Ledoux (October 2, 1948 – March 9, 2005) was an American country music singer-songwriter, bronze sculptor and rodeo champion. During his career LeDoux recorded 36 albums (many self-released) which have sold more than six million units in the United States as of January 2007. He was awarded one gold album certification from the RIAA, and was nominated for a Grammy Award and the Academy of Country Music Music Pioneer Award.
LeDoux was born in Biloxi, Mississippi. His father was in the US Air Force and was stationed at Keesler Air Force Base at the time of his birth. The family moved often when he was a child, due to his father's air force career. He learned to ride horses while visiting his grandparents on their Michigan farm. At age 13, LeDoux participated in his first rodeo, riding in Denison, Texas, and before long was winning junior rodeo competitions.
LeDoux continued to compete in rodeo events and played football through his high school years, with rodeos keeping most of his attention. When his family moved to Cheyenne, he attended Cheyenne Central High School. After twice winning the Wyoming State Rodeo Championship bareback riding title during high school, LeDoux earned a rodeo scholarship to Casper College in Casper. During his junior year, LeDoux won the Intercollegiate National bareback riding Championship.
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Dan Fogelberg
Daniel Grayling "Dan" Fogelberg (August 13, 1951 – December 16, 2007) was an American singer-songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist, whose music was inspired by sources as diverse as folk, pop, rock, classical, jazz, and bluegrass music. He is best known for his 1980 hit "Longer" and his 1981 hit "Leader of the Band".
Dan Fogelberg, the youngest of three sons, was born in Peoria, Illinois, the son of Margaret (née Irvine), a classically trained pianist, and Lawrence Peter Fogelberg, a high school band director, who spent most of his career at Peoria's Woodruff High School and Pekin High School. Dan Fogelberg's mother was a Scottish immigrant, and his father was of Swedish descent. His father would later be the inspiration for the song, "Leader of the Band". Using a Mel Bay course book, Dan taught himself to play a Hawaiian slide guitar that his grandfather gave to him; he also learned to play the piano. At age 14 he joined a band, The Clan, which covered The Beatles. His second band was another cover combo, The Coachmen, who in 1967 released two singles, written by Fogelberg, on Ledger Records: "Maybe Time Will Let Me Forget" and "Don't Want To Lose Her."
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Don McLean
Donald "Don" McLean (born October 2, 1945, New Rochelle, New York) is an American singer-songwriter. He is most famous for the 1971 album American Pie, containing the renowned songs "American Pie" and "Vincent".
Both McLean's grandfather and father were also named Donald McLean. The Buccis, the family of McLean's mother, Elizabeth, came from Abruzzo in central Italy. They left Italy and settled in Port Chester, New York, at the end of the 19th century. He has other extended family in Los Angeles and Boston.
As a teenager, McLean became interested in folk music, particularly the Weavers' 1955 recording At Carnegie Hall. Childhood asthma meant that McLean missed long periods of school, particularly music lessons, and although he slipped back in his studies, his love of music was allowed to flourish. He often performed shows for family and friends. By age 16 he had bought his first guitar (a Harmony acoustic archtop with a sunburst finish) and begun making contacts in the music business, becoming friends with folk singer Erik Darling, a latter-day member of the Weavers. McLean recorded his first studio sessions (with singer Lisa Kindred) while still in prep school.
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Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".
Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, Presley moved to Memphis, Tennessee, with his family at the age of 13. He began his career there in 1954, working with Sun Records owner Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of African American music to a wider audience. Accompanied by guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, Presley was the most important popularizer of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country and rhythm and blues. RCA Victor acquired his contract in a deal arranged by Colonel Tom Parker, who would manage the singer for over two decades. Presley's first RCA single, "Heartbreak Hotel", released in January 1956, was a number one hit. He became the leading figure of the newly popular sound of rock and roll with a series of network television appearances and chart-topping records. His energized interpretations of songs, many from African American sources, and his uninhibited performance style made him enormously popular—and controversial. In November 1956, he made his film debut in Love Me Tender.
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Eminem
Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), better known by his stage name Eminem (often stylized as EMINƎM) and by his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group, D12, to mainstream recognition. As well as being a member of D12, Eminem is also one half of the hip hop duo Bad Meets Evil, with Royce da 5'9". Eminem is one of the best-selling artists in the world and is the best selling artist of the 2000s. He has been listed and ranked as one of the greatest artists of all time by many magazines including the Rolling Stone magazine which has ranked him 82nd on its list of The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. The same magazine has declared him The King of Hip Hop. Including his work with D12 and Bad Meets Evil, Eminem has achieved ten number-one albums on the Billboard 200. He has sold more than 42 million tracks and 41 million albums in the United States, and nearly 90 million albums worldwide.
Eminem quickly gained popularity in 1999 with his major-label debut album, The Slim Shady LP. That first album, The Marshall Mathers LP and his third major album, The Eminem Show, all won Grammy Awards, making Eminem the first artist to win Best Rap Album for three consecutive LPs. The Marshall Mathers LP is also considered one of Eminem's best and most successful albums. Eminem then went on hiatus after touring in 2005. He released his first album since 2004's Encore, titled Relapse, on May 15, 2009. In 2010, Eminem released his seventh studio album Recovery, which was an international success. Recovery was also named the best selling album worldwide of 2010 joining The Eminem Show, which was the best seller of 2002. Eminem won Grammy Awards for both Relapse and Recovery, giving him a total of 13 Grammys in his career. Eminem has named Masta Ace, Big Daddy Kane, Newcleus, the Beastie Boys, Dr. Dre, Tupac Shakur, AZ, Nas, and Ice-T amongst others as his influences.
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Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara (Gujarati: ફારોખ બલ્સારા), 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Queen. As a performer, he was known for his flamboyant stage persona and powerful vocals over a four-octave range. As a songwriter, Mercury composed many hits for Queen, including "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Killer Queen", "Somebody to Love", "Don't Stop Me Now", "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" and "We Are the Champions". In addition to his work with Queen, he led a solo career, and also occasionally served as a producer and guest musician (piano or vocals) for other artists. He died of bronchopneumonia brought on by AIDS on 24 November 1991, only one day after publicly acknowledging he had the disease.
Mercury was a Parsi born in Zanzibar and grew up there and in India until his mid-teens. He has been referred to as "Britain's first Asian rock star". In 2002, Mercury was placed at number 58 in the BBC's poll of the 100 Greatest Britons, in 2006, Time Asia named him one of the most influential Asian heroes of the past 60 years, and he continues to be voted one of the greatest singers in the history of popular music. In 2005, a poll organised by Blender and MTV2 saw Mercury voted the greatest male singer of all time. In 2008, Rolling Stone editors ranked him number 18 on their list of the 100 greatest singers of all time. In 2009, a Classic Rock poll saw him voted the greatest rock singer of all time.Allmusic has characterised Mercury as "one of rock's greatest all-time entertainers", who possessed "one of the greatest voices in all of music".
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Garth Brooks
Troyal Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962) is an American country music artist. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart. Brooks' integration of rock elements into his recordings and live performances has earned him immense popularity. This progressive approach allowed him to dominate the country single and album charts while quickly crossing over into the mainstream pop arena, exposing country music to a larger audience.
Brooks has enjoyed one of the most successful careers in popular music history, breaking records for both sales and concert attendance throughout the 1990s. Garth Brooks still continues to sell well and according to Nielsen Soundscan, his albums sales through October 2011 are at 68,561,000, which makes him the best-selling albums artist in the United States in the SoundScan era (since 1991), a title held since 1991, well over 5 million ahead of his nearest rival, The Beatles. Furthermore, according to RIAA he is the second best-selling solo albums artist in the United States of all time behind Elvis Presley (overall is third to the Beatles and Elvis Presley) with 128 million units sold. Brooks has released six albums that achieved diamond status in the United States, those being: Garth Brooks (10× platinum), No Fences (17× platinum), Ropin' the Wind (14× platinum), The Hits (10× platinum), Sevens (10× platinum) and Double Live (21× platinum). Since 1989, Brooks has released 19 records in all, which include; 9 studio albums, 1 live album, 4 compilation albums, 3 Christmas albums and 2 box sets, along with 77 singles. He won several important awards in his career as 2 Grammy Awards, 16 American Music Awards (not including the poll of "Artist of the '90s") and the RIAA Award as Best selling solo albums artist of the Century in the United States. As of 2010, Brooks' world-wide sales now exceed 190 million albums, singles and videos.
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George Jones
George Glenn Jones (born September 12, 1931) is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette.
Over the past 20 years, Jones has frequently been referred to as the greatest living country singer. Country music scholar Bill C. Malone writes, "For the two or three minutes consumed by a song, Jones immerses himself so completely in its lyrics, and in the mood it conveys, that the listener can scarcely avoid becoming similarly involved."
Throughout his long career, Jones made headlines often as much for tales of his drinking, stormy relationships with women, and violent rages as for his prolific career of making records and touring. His wild lifestyle led to Jones missing many performances, earning him the nickname "No Show Jones." With the help of his fourth wife, Nancy, he has been sober for over 10 years. Jones has had more than 150 hits during his career, both as a solo artist and in duets with other artists. The shape of his nose and facial features have given Jones the nickname "The Possum." Jones said in an interview that he has chosen to tour only about 60 dates a year.
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Huey Lewis
Huey Lewis (Hugh Anthony Cregg III, born July 5, 1950) is an American musician, songwriter, and actor.
Lewis sings lead and plays harmonica for his band, Huey Lewis and the News, in addition to writing or co-writing many of the band's songs. The band is perhaps best known for their third album, Sports, and their contribution to the soundtrack of the 1985 feature film Back to the Future. Lewis previously played with the band Clover from 1972 to 1979.
Huey Lewis was born in New York City. His father, Hugh Anthony Cregg II, was an Irish American from Boston and his mother, Magda, was a Polish refugee.
Lewis was raised in Marin County, California, attending Strawberry Point Elementary School (where he skipped second grade) and Edna Maguire Junior High School in Mill Valley. When he was 13, his parents divorced and he attended and later graduated from the Lawrenceville School in New Jersey, in 1967, where he achieved a perfect score of 800 on the math portion of the SAT. Lewis applied to and was accepted by Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
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James Horner
James Roy Horner (born August 14, 1953) is an American composer, orchestrator, and conductor of orchestral and film music. He is noted for the integration of choral and electronic elements in many of his film scores, and for frequent use of Celtic musical elements. His score to the 1997 film Titanic remains the best selling orchestral film soundtrack of all time.
In addition, Horner has scored over 100 films, frequently collaborating with acclaimed directors such as James Cameron and Ron Howard. Some of his most noteworthy works include Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), Cocoon (1985), An American Tail (1986), Aliens (1986), The Land Before Time (1988), Willow (1988), Glory (1989), Field of Dreams (1989), The Rocketeer (1991), Legends of the Fall (1994), Apollo 13 (1995), Braveheart (1995), The Mask of Zorro (1998), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Troy (2004), and Avatar (2009).
Horner has won two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, three Satellite Awards, three Saturn Awards, and has been nominated for three BAFTA Awards. His body of work is also notable for including the scores to the two highest-grossing films of all time; Titanic (1997) and Avatar (2009), both of which were directed by James Cameron.
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James Taylor
James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A five-time Grammy Award winner, Taylor was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.
Taylor achieved his major breakthrough in 1970 with the #3 single "Fire and Rain" and had his first #1 hit the following year with "You've Got a Friend", a recording of Carole King's classic song. His 1976 Greatest Hits album was certified Diamond and has sold 12 million US copies. Following his 1977 album, JT, he has retained a large audience over the decades. His commercial achievements declined slightly until a big resurgence during the late 1990s and 2000s, when some of his best-selling and most-awarded albums (including Hourglass, October Road and Covers) were released.
James Taylor was born at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, on March 12, 1948, where his father, Isaac M. Taylor, was a resident physician. His father was from a well-off family of Southern Scottish ancestry. His mother, the former Gertrude Woodard, had studied singing with Marie Sundelius at the New England Conservatory of Music and was an aspiring opera singer before the couple's marriage in 1946. James was the second of five children, the others being Alex (1947-1993), Kate (born 1949), Livingston (born 1950), and Hugh (born 1952).
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Janet Jackson
Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years. The youngest child of the Jackson family, she began her career with the variety television series The Jacksons in 1976 and went on to appear in other television shows throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, including Good Times and Fame.
After signing a recording contract with A&M in 1982, she came to prominence following the release of her third studio album Control (1986). Her collaborations with record producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis incorporated elements of rhythm and blues, funk, disco, rap, and industrial beats, which led to crossover appeal in popular music. In addition to receiving recognition for the innovation in her records, choreography, music videos, and prominence on radio airplay and MTV, she was acknowledged as a role model for her socially conscious lyrics.
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Kenny Chesney
Kenneth Arnold "Kenny" Chesney (born March 26, 1968) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Chesney has recorded 15 albums, 14 of which have been certified gold or higher by the RIAA. He has also produced more than 30 Top Ten singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, 20 of which climbed to the top of the charts.
Over the life of his career, Chesney has been honored with numerous awards from the Academy of Country Music (ACM), Country Music Association (CMA), American Music Awards (AMA), Country Music Television (CMT), Billboard Music Awards (BMA), People's Choice Awards (PCA), and the French Country Music Awards (FCMA).
Chesney recently produced and co-directed a film for ESPN, "The Boys Of Fall". Chesney has received six Academy of Country Music awards(including four consecutive Entertainer of the Year Awards from 2005 to 2008), as well as six Country Music Association awards. He is one of the most popular touring acts in country music, regularly selling out the venues at which he performs. His 2007 Flip-Flop Summer Tour was the highest-grossing country road trip of the year.
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Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1970) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, and released her self-titled debut studio album, Mariah Carey. The album went multi-platinum and spawned four consecutive number one singles, on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Following her marriage to Mottola in 1993, a series of hit records, including Emotions (1991), Music Box (1993) and Merry Christmas (1994), established her position as Columbia's highest-selling act. Daydream (1995), made music history when the second single, "One Sweet Day" a duet with Boyz II Men, spent a record sixteen weeks on top of the Billboard Hot 100, and remains the longest running number one song in US chart history. During the recording of the album Carey began to deviate from her pop background, and slowly traversed into R&B and Hip-hop. After her separation from Mottola, this musical change was evident with the release of Butterfly (1997).
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Peter Criss
George Peter John Criscuola (born December 20, 1945), better known as Peter Criss, is an American drummer and singer, best known as the original drummer for the rock band Kiss. Criss established the "Catman" character for his Kiss persona.
In 2012 he was inducted into Modern Drummer's Drum Hall Of Fame.
Of Italian-American descent, Criss is the oldest of the five children of Joseph and Loretta Criscuola; he grew up in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York. He was a childhood friend of Jerry Nolan, who would later find success as the drummer for the New York Dolls.[citation needed]
He was an avid art student and a jazz aficionado.[citation needed] While playing with bandleader Joey Greco, Criss ended up studying under his idol, Gene Krupa, at the Metropole Club in New York.[citation needed] This blossomed into an active musical career as he went on to play jazz and rock with a number of bands in New York and New Jersey throughout the 1960s.[citation needed]
Criss was involved with a number of bands throughout the mid-to-late 1960s. It was during this time that Criss joined Chelsea, who had a two-album deal with Decca Records; the group released a self-titled album in 1970. They never recorded a second album, and in August 1971 became Lips (a trio consisting of Criss and his Chelsea bandmates Michael Benvenga and Stan Penridge). By the spring of 1973, Lips was just the duo of Criss and Penridge.
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Simon and Garfunkel
Simon & Garfunkel were an American music duo consisting of singer-songwriters Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. They formed the group Tom & Jerry in 1957 and had their first success with the minor hit "Hey, Schoolgirl". As Simon & Garfunkel, the duo rose to fame in 1965, largely on the strength of the hit single "The Sound of Silence". Their music was featured in the landmark film The Graduate (1967), propelling them further into the public consciousness.
They are well known for their vocal close harmonies and were among the most popular recording artists of the 1960s. Their biggest hits – including "The Sound of Silence" (1964), "I Am a Rock" (1965), "Homeward Bound" (1965), "Scarborough Fair/Canticle" (1966), "A Hazy Shade of Winter" (1966), "Mrs. Robinson" (1968), "Bridge over Troubled Water" (1969), "The Boxer" (1969), and "Cecilia" (1969) – peaked at number one in several charts. They have received several Grammys and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 and the Long Island Music Hall of Fame in 2007.
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Steve Wariner
Steven Noel "Steve" Wariner (born December 25, 1954) is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. He has released eighteen studio albums, including six on MCA Records, and three each on RCA Records, Arista Records and Capitol Records. He has also charted more than fifty singles on the Billboard country singles charts, including ten Number One hits: "All Roads Lead to You", "Some Fools Never Learn", "You Can Dream of Me", "Life's Highway", "Small Town Girl", "The Weekend", "Lynda", "Where Did I Go Wrong", and "I Got Dreams", and "What If I Said", a duet with Anita Cochran from her album Back to You. Three of his studio albums have been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipping 500,000 copies in the United States.
In addition to writing or co-writing most of his own songs, Wariner holds several writing credits for other artists, including Number One hits for Clint Black and Garth Brooks, as well as singles for Bryan White and Keith Urban. Other artists with whom he has worked include Nicolette Larson, Glen Campbell, Mark O'Connor, Asleep at the Wheel and Brad Paisley. Wariner has also won four Grammy Awards: one for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals, and three for Best Country Instrumental, the most recent in 2010 for "Producer's Medley" from the album Steve Wariner, c.g.p., My Tribute to Chet Atkins. Steve Wariner was one of only four guitar players in the world to be given the "Certified Guitar Player" (CGP) award by Chet Atkins (five including Atkins himself).
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Taylor Swift
Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actress. Raised in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, Swift moved to Nashville, Tennessee at the age of fourteen to pursue a career in country music. She signed to the independent label Big Machine Records and became the youngest songwriter ever hired by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house. The release of Swift's self-titled debut album in 2006 established her as a country music star. "Our Song", her third single, made her the youngest sole writer and singer of a number one song on the country chart. She received a Best New Artist nomination at the 50th Grammy Awards.
Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in late 2008. Buoyed by the chart success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", Fearless attracted a crossover audience and became the top-selling album of 2009. The record won four Grammy Awards, with Swift becoming the youngest ever Album of the Year winner. Fearless also received Album of the Year plaudits at the American Music Awards, Academy of Country Music Awards and Country Music Association Awards, making it the most awarded album in country music history. In 2010, Swift released her third album, Speak Now, which sold over one million copies in its first week. She then embarked on the 111-date Speak Now World Tour, which was attended by over 1.6 million fans and has become one of the highest-grossing concert tours of all time. The album's third single, "Mean", won two Grammy Awards for Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance. Swift is currently recording her fourth studio album, due for release in the fall of 2012.
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Townes Van Zandt
John Townes Van Zandt (March 7, 1944 – January 1, 1997), best known as Townes Van Zandt, was an American Texas Country-folk music singer-songwriter, performer, and poet. Many of his songs, including "If I Needed You," "To Live is to Fly," and "No Place to Fall" are considered standards of their genre.
While alive, Van Zandt was labeled as a cult musician; though he had a small and devoted fanbase, he never had a successful album or single, and even had difficulty keeping his recordings in print. In 1983, six years after Emmylou Harris had first popularized it, Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard covered his song "Pancho and Lefty," scoring a number one hit on the Billboard country music charts. Despite achievements like these, the bulk of his life was spent touring various dive bars, often living in cheap motel rooms, backwoods cabins, and on friends' couches. Van Zandt was notorious for his drug addictions,alcoholism, and his tendency to tell tall tales. When young, he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, and insulin shock therapy erased much of his long-term memory.
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Trisha Yearwood
Patricia Lynn Yearwood, professionally known as Trisha Yearwood (born September 19, 1964), is an American country music artist. She is best known for her ballads about vulnerable young women from a female perspective that have been described by some music critics as "strong" and "confident."
Trisha Yearwood signed with MCA Records in 1990. She came to prominence with her debut single, "She's in Love with the Boy" which became a number 1 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 1991. Her second album release, Hearts in Armor (1992) reflected Yearwood's own personal issues, which won her widespread critical acclaim among music critics and further success in country music. Her later album releases such as The Song Remembers When (1993), Thinkin' About You (1995) and Everybody Knows (1996) also demonstrated her creative control, featuring collaborations from Rodney Crowell, Willie Nelson and Garth Brooks.
Yearwood also found major success in country radio during much of the 1990s, including with the 1997 song "How Do I Live." Initially released on the soundtrack of the film, Con Air, the song was also issued on her "greatest hits" compilation entitled (Songbook) A Collection of Hits (1997) and would eventually win Best Female Country Vocal Performance from the Grammy Awards. In addition she would also win accolades from the Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association Awards in 1997 and 1998. Aside from her success in country music, she has also donated her time as a philanthropist, working with Habitat for Humanity and the Make a Wish Foundation. In addition she also set aside a project to release her first cookbook in April 2008 titled Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen, which consisted of southern cooking recipes from Yearwood, her mother and sister.
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Usher (entertainer)
Usher Terry Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978), who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit, "Nice & Slow". The album has been certified 6-times platinum by the RIAA. His follow-up album, 8701, produced the Billboard Hot 100 number one hits "U Remind Me" and "U Got It Bad". The album has been certified 4-times platinum by the RIAA.
Usher's 2004 album Confessions sold over 10 million copies in the United States, and been certified diamond by the RIAA. Confessions has the highest first week sales for an R&B artist in history. It spawned four consecutive Billboard number-one hits—"Yeah!", "Burn", "Confessions Part II", and "My Boo". Usher's 2008 album Here I Stand sold over 5 million copies worldwide, and its lead single "Love In This Club" peaked at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100.
On March 30, 2010, Usher released his sixth studio album Raymond v. Raymond, which became his third consecutive album to debut at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart. It has been certified platinum by the RIAA, and spawned another Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit "OMG". The song became his ninth number one in the United States, making him the first 2010s artist to collect number one singles in three consecutive decades. He later released an extended play and deluxe edition of "Raymond v. Raymond", entitled Versus, which debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 chart. Its lead single "DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love" reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Brooks, Garth Filmography
- Teachers Rock 2012 (2012)
- The Joy of Country (2011)
- Country at the BBC (2011)
- All Together Now: A Celebration of Service (2011)
- Unanswered Prayers (2010)
- The Last Play at Shea (2010)
- Unanswered Prayers (2010)
- George Strait: ACM Artist of the Decade All Star Concert (2009)
- We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial (2009)
- The Country Vibe with Chuck and Becca (2009)
- Garth Brooks: Live in LA! (2008)
- 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (2008)
- The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2008)
- CMT Star Weddings (2008)
- Garth Brooks: One Artist, One City, One Time (2007)
- Kids' Favorite Country Songs (2007)
- CMT: The Greatest - 40 Greatest Albums (2006)
- CMT: The Greatest - 40 Days That Shaped Country Music (2006)
- CMT: Greatest Men 2005 (2005)
- 39th Annual Country Music Association Awards (2005)
- CMT: 100 Greatest Duets Concert (2005)
- Saturday Night Live: The Best of Tom Hanks (2004)
- Saturday Night Live: The Best of Cheri Oteri (2004)
- CMT: 100 Greatest Music Videos (2004)
- Arizona Highways (2004)
- Saturday Night Live: The Best of Tracy Morgan (2004)
- Songwriters Hall of Fame (2004)
- CMT Stacked (2003)
- Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell (2002)
- The 29th Annual American Music Awards (2002)
- Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell (2002)
- Garth Brooks Live Coast to Coast: South Padre Island, Texas (2001)
- Garth Brooks Live Coast to Coast: Los Angeles (2001)
- Independence Day 2001 (2001)
- The 27th Annual People's Choice Awards (2001)
- Call Me Claus (2001)
- Garth Brooks Live Coast to Coast: USS Enterprise (2001)
- The 27th Annual American Music Awards (2000)
- The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (2000)
- Saturday Night Live: Game Show Parodies (2000)
- The Beatles Revolution (2000)
- SNL: 25 Years of Music (1999)
- Behind the Life of Chris Gaines (1999)
- Garth Brooks & the Magic of Christmas (1999)
- Garth Brooks... In the Life of Chris Gaines (1999)
- Saturday Night Live 25 (1999)
- SNL: 25 Years of Music (1999)
- The 25th Annual People's Choice Awards (1999)
- The 26th Annual American Music Awards (1999)
- The 33rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (1998)
- Garth Brooks: Ireland and Back (1998)
- Garth Brooks: Double Live (1998)
- Video Playback: TNN's First 15 Years (1998)
- 1998 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (1998)
- The 1998 Billboard Music Awards (1998)
- The 24th Annual People's Choice Awards (1998)
- The 25th Annual American Music Awards (1998)
- Christmas in Rockefeller Center (1998)
- The American Red Cross Celebrates Real-Life Miracles (1998)
- Prime Time Country Celebrates 15 Years of TNN (1998)
- Garth Live from Central Park (1997)
- The 23rd Annual People's Choice Awards (1997)
- The 24th Annual American Music Awards (1997)
- Garth Live from Central Park (1997)
- 27th NAACP Image Awards (1996)
- The 22nd Annual People's Choice Awards (1996)
- Grand Ole Opry 70th Anniversary (1996)
- The 23rd Annual American Music Awards (1996)
- The 31st Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (1996)
- The 22nd Annual American Music Awards (1995)
- The 30th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (1995)
- Kenny Rogers: Keep Christmas with You (1995)
- 1995 Billboard Music Awards (1995)
- Garth Brooks: And the Hits Just Keep on Comin' (1995)
- The 21st Annual People's Choice Awards (1995)
- One on One with Magic Johnson (1994)
- The 29th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (1994)
- This Is Garth Brooks, Too! (1994)
- The 36th Annual Grammy Awards (1994)
- The 20th Annual People's Choice Awards (1994)
- VH1 Honors (1994)
- Super Bowl XXVII (1993)
- Bob Hope: The First 90 Years (1993)
- The 1993 Billboard Music Awards (1993)
- The 1993 World Music Awards (1993)
- The 28th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (1993)
- The Academy of Country Music's Greatest Hits (1993)
- The American Music Awards 20th Anniversary Special (1993)
- The 27th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (1992)
- This Is Garth Brooks (1992)
- The Best of Country '92: Countdown at the Neon Armadillo (1992)
- 26th Annual Country Music Association Awards (1992)
- American Bandstand's 40th Anniversary Special (1992)
- The 1992 Billboard Music Awards (1992)
- 1991 Billboard Music Awards (1991)
- The 33rd Annual Grammy Awards (1991)
- The 26th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (1991)
- Voices that Care (1991)
- Walt Disney World's 20th Anniversary Celebration (1991)
- Bob Hope & Friends: Making New Memories (1991)
- 25th Annual Country Music Association Awards (1991)
- Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1990)
- Children's Miracle Network Telethon (1990)
- 24th Annual Country Music Association Awards (1990)
- Nashville Beat (1989)
Brooks, Garth Filmography
- Against The Grain
- Alabama Clay
- American Honky-Tonk Bar Association
- Baby I'm Amazed By You
- Beer Run
- Belleau Wood
- Big Money
- Burning Bridges
- Cold Shoulder
- Cowboy Bill
- Cowboys And Angels
- Desperado
- Dixie Chicken
- Do What You Gotta Do
- Don't Cross The River
- Drifting Away
- Everytime That It Rains
- Face To Face
- For A Minute There
- Good Ride Cowboy
- How You Ever Gonna Know
- I Will Sail My Vessel
- If Tomorrow Never Comes
- In Lonesome Dove
- Ireland
- It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
- It's Your Song
- Like We Never Had A Broken Heart
- Longneck Bottle
- Love Will Always Win
- Maybe
- More Than A Memory
- Mr Blue
- Mr. Midnight
- My Baby No Esta Aqui
- Not Counting You
- Papa Loved Mama
- Rodeo
- Rollin'
- Same Old Story
- Shameless
- Something With a Ring to It
- Squeeze Me In
- Standing Outside The Fire
- Tearin' It Up (And Burning It Down)
- That Ol' Wind
- That Summer
- The Change
- The Cowboy Song
- THE DANCE
RELEASE
ALBUMS
- Callin' Baton Rouge
- Two Piña Coladas
- The Thunder Rolls
- That Summer
- The River
- Beer Run
- Unanswered Prayers
- Much Too Young (to Feel This Damn Old)
- Workin' for a Livin'
- What She's Doing Now
- When You Come Back to Me Again
- Standing Outside the Fire
- American Honky-Tonk Bar Association
- The Change
- Rodeo
- Wrapped Up in You
- [silence]
- [silence]
- Leave a Light On
- The Thunder Rolls
- New Way to Fly
- Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House
- Victim of the Game
- Friends in Low Places
- This Ain't Tennessee
- Wild Horses
- Unanswered Prayers
- Same Old Story
- Mr. Blue
- Wolves
- We Shall Be Free
- Somewhere Other Than the Night
- Mr. Right
- Every Now and Then
- Walking After Midnight
- Dixie Chicken
- Learning to Live Again
- That Summer
- Something With a Ring to It
- Night Rider's Lament
- Face to Face
- Good Ride Cowboy
- Allison Miranda
- Love Will Always Win (feat. Trisha Yearwood)
- She Don't Care About Me
- That Girl Is a Cowboy
- Fishin' in the Dark
- For a Minute There
- I'd Rather Have Nothing
- Cowgirl's Saddle
- Under the Table
- American Dream
- I'll Be the Wind
- Meet Me in Love
- You Can't Help Who You Love
- Please Operator (Could You Trace This Call)
- My Baby No Esta Aqui
- Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream
- Not Counting You
- I've Got a Good Thing Going
- If Tomorrow Never Comes
- Uptown Down-Home Good Ol' Boy
- Everytime That It Rains
- Alabama Clay
- Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)
- Cowboy Bill
- Nobody Gets Off in This Town
- I Know One
- The Dance
- Call Me Claus
- It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
- Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
- Winter Wonderland
- Mary Had a Little Lamb
- The Christmas Song
- Baby Jesus Is Born
- Sleigh Ride
- Silver Bells
- (There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays
- 'Zat You, Santa Claus?
- The Wise Men's Journey (instrumental)
- O Little Town of Bethlehem
- Why Ain't I Running
- Beer Run
- Wrapped Up in You
- The Storm
- Thicker Than Blood
- Big Money
- Squeeze Me In (feat. Trisha Yearwood)
- Mr. Midnight
- Pushing Up Daisies
- Rodeo or Mexico
- Don't Cross the River
- When You Come Back to Me Again
- Against the Grain
- Rodeo
- What She's Doing Now
- Burning Bridges
- Which One of Them
- Papa Loved Mama
- Shameless
- Cold Shoulder
- We Bury the Hatchet
- In Lonesome Dove
- The River
- That's the Way I Remember It
- Lost in You
- Snow in July
- Driftin' Away
- Way of the Girl
- Unsigned Letter
- It Don't Matter to the Sun
- Right Now
- Main Street
- White Flag
- Digging for Gold
- Maybe
- My Love Tells Me So
- It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
- Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
- The Christmas Song
- White Christmas
- Baby Jesus Is Born
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
- Winter Wonderland
- Sleigh Ride
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
- (There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays
- Silver Bells
- Go Tell It on the Mountain
- The Wise Men's Journey (instrumental)
- O Little Town of Bethlehem
- Not Counting You
- I've Got a Good Thing Going
- If Tomorrow Never Comes
- Uptown Down-Home Good Ol' Boy
- Everytime That It Rains
- Alabama Clay
- Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)
- Cowboy Bill
- Nobody Gets Off in This Town
- I Know One
- The Dance
- Callin' Baton Rouge
- Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House
- Shameless
- Papa Loved Mama
- The Thunder Rolls (long version)
- We Shall Be Free
- Unanswered Prayers
- Standing Outside the Fire
- Longneck Bottle (feat. Steve Warriner)
- It's Your Song
- Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)
- The River
- [silence]
- Tearin' It Up (And Burnin' It Down)
- Longneck Bottle
- How You Ever Gonna Know
- She's Gonna Make It
- I Don't Have to Wonder
- Two Piña Coladas
- Cowboy Cadillac
- Fit for a King
- Do What You Gotta Do
- You Move Me
- In Another's Eyes (feat. Trisha Yearwood)
- When There's No One Around
- A Friend to Me
- Take the Keys to My Heart
- Belleau Wood
- Much Too Young (to Feel This Damn Old)
- What She's Doing Now
- The Thunder Rolls (long version)
- If Tomorrow Never Comes
- Papa Loved Mama
- You May Be Right
- Not Counting You
- The Dance
- Rodeo
- Friends in Low Places (long version)
- Shameless
- The River
- Keep Your Hands to Yourself
- We Bury the Hatchet
- The Old Stuff
- Cowboys and Angels
- The Fever
- That Ol' Wind
- Rollin'
- The Change
- The Beaches of Cheyenne
- It's Midnight Cinderella
- She's Every Woman
- Ireland
- Against the Grain
- New Way to Fly
- Much Too Young (to Feel This Damn Old)
- Every Now and Then
- Mr. Right
- Alabama Clay
- Wild Horses
- Cold Shoulder
- The Night I Called the Old Man Out
- The Cowboy Song
- Ain't Goin' Down ('til the Sun Comes Up)
- Friends in Low Places
- Callin' Baton Rouge
- The River
- Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)
- The Thunder Rolls
- American Honky-Tonk Bar Association
- If Tomorrow Never Comes
- Unanswered Prayers
- Standing Outside the Fire
- Rodeo
- What She's Doing Now
- We Shall Be Free
- Papa Loved Mama
- Shameless
- Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House
- That Summer
- The Dance
- Standing Outside the Fire
- The Night I Called the Old Man Out
- American Honky-Tonk Bar Association
- One Night a Day
- Kickin' and Screamin'
- Ain't Going Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)
- The Red Strokes
- Callin' Baton Rouge
- The Night Will Only Know
- The Cowboy Song
- Go Tell It on the Mountain
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
- The Old Man's Back in Town
- The Gift
- Unto You This Night
- White Christmas
- The Friendly Beasts
- Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy
- Silent Night
- Mary's Dream
- What Child Is This?
- Tequilla Sunrise
- Piano Man
- Much Too Young
- Time in a Bottle
- Rocket Man
- Steamroller
- Why Don't These Dreams Ever Come True
- House on Pooh Corner
- Mrs. Robinson
- Cat's in the Cradle
- Come Monday
- Night Moves
- Mr. Bojangles
- Please Come to Boston
- Turn the Page
- Redneck Mother
- The Boxer
- Sweet Baby James
- Taxi
- You Never Even Called Me by My Name
- Only the Good Die Young
- Guitar Town
- That's the Way Love Goes
- Which One of Them
- The Fever
- Beaches of Cheyenne
- The Thunder Rolls
- She's Every Woman
- Rodeo
- If Tomorrow Never Comes
- The Dance
- The River
- That Summer
- Friends in Low Places
- [introduction] / Not Counting You
- I've Got a Good Thing Going
- We Bury the Hatchet
- Much Too Young (to Feel This Damn Old)
- Alabama Clay
- The Race Is On
- Please Come to Denver
- Everytime That It Rains
- Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House
- The Thunder Rolls
- Nobody Gets Off in This Town
- Mr. Blue
- Same Old Story
- The South's Gonna Do It Again
- Friends in Low Places
- Wolves
- The Dance
- You May Be Right
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♥The Thunder Rolls || R/Hr || Garth Brooks♥
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Garth Brooks The Dance - Dan Wheldon Tribute
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- Duration: 3:46
- Updated: 14 Dec 2012
RIP Dan
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Garth Brooks - More Than A Memory (With Lyrics)
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- Duration: 3:33
- Updated: 14 Dec 2012
╔═╦╗╔╦╗╔═╦═╦╦╦╦╗╔═╗ ║╚╣║║║╚╣╚╣╔╣╔╣║╚╣═╣ ╠╗║╚╝║║╠╗║╚╣║║║║║═╣ ╚═╩══╩═╩═╩═╩╝╚╩═╩═╝ one of my favorite songs of garth i hope yall enjoy it
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╔═╦╗╔╦╗╔═╦═╦╦╦╦╗╔═╗ ║╚╣║║║╚╣╚╣╔╣╔╣║╚╣═╣ ╠╗║╚╝║║╠╗║╚╣║║║║║═╣ ╚═╩══╩═╩═╩═╩╝╚╩═╩═╝ one of my favorite songs of garth i hope yall enjoy it
- published: 17 Dec 2009
- views: 2501671
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Garth Brooks - The Dance (Cover)
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- Duration: 3:25
- Updated: 14 Dec 2012
Garth Brooks - The Dance (kingofsng) Looking back on the memory of the dance we shared beneath the stars above...
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Garth Brooks - The Dance (kingofsng) Looking back on the memory of the dance we shared beneath the stars above...
- published: 10 Nov 2011
- views: 1507192
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Garth Brooks "Learning to Live Again"
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- Duration: 4:04
- Updated: 14 Dec 2012
Garth Brooks "Learning to Live Again" All rights to Garth Brooks
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Garth Brooks "Learning to Live Again" All rights to Garth Brooks
- published: 02 Nov 2012
- views: 28497
- author: rockwellcorse
War Hero Brings The Crowd To Tears With His Song and Story - AGT Season 7 Tim Poe Audition
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- Duration: 2:21
- Updated: 14 Dec 2012
America's Got Talent Mondays & Tuesdays on NBC Subscribe Now for More AGT: full.sc War Hero Tim Poe shares his heroic story and a beautiful country song with his family and the AGT audience. Get more America's Got Talent: AGT on Facebook: full.sc AGT on Twitter: full.sc AGT on Pinterest: full.sc AGT: full.sc Get more NBC: NBC YouTube: full.sc NBC Facebook: facebook.com NBC Twitter: twitter.com NBC Pinterest: pinterest.com NBC Tumblr: nbctv.tumblr.com
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America's Got Talent Mondays & Tuesdays on NBC Subscribe Now for More AGT: full.sc War Hero Tim Poe shares his heroic story and a beautiful country song with his family and the AGT audience. Get more America's Got Talent: AGT on Facebook: full.sc AGT on Twitter: full.sc AGT on Pinterest: full.sc AGT: full.sc Get more NBC: NBC YouTube: full.sc NBC Facebook: facebook.com NBC Twitter: twitter.com NBC Pinterest: pinterest.com NBC Tumblr: nbctv.tumblr.com
- published: 05 Jun 2012
- views: 283848
- author: AmericasGotTalent
To make you feel my love by Garth Brooks ( with lyrics )
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- Duration: 3:59
- Updated: 14 Dec 2012
*** I DO NOT OWN THIS SONG OR THE PICTURES USED IN THIS VIDEO *** ENJOY! ^_~
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*** I DO NOT OWN THIS SONG OR THE PICTURES USED IN THIS VIDEO *** ENJOY! ^_~
- published: 18 Jul 2012
- views: 95348
- author: yachiart77
The Dance with lyrics by Garth Brooks
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- Duration: 3:33
- Updated: 15 Dec 2012
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hey guys follow me on twitter @Cndcountrygirl it would mean a lot :)
- published: 13 Aug 2012
- views: 248048
- author: Amanda Harvey
thunder rolls garth brooks
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- Duration: 3:47
- Updated: 14 Dec 2012
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The Thunder Rolls with lyrics
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- Duration: 3:45
- Updated: 15 Dec 2012
I know this is an old song but please like and rate. I don't own the song or pictures. COME BACK GARTH WE ALL MISS YOU This is "The Thunder Rolls" by Garth Brooks enjoy this amazing song. Subscribe, rate, like, and prepare for more Garth Brooks along with other great artists
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I know this is an old song but please like and rate. I don't own the song or pictures. COME BACK GARTH WE ALL MISS YOU This is "The Thunder Rolls" by Garth Brooks enjoy this amazing song. Subscribe, rate, like, and prepare for more Garth Brooks along with other great artists
- published: 27 May 2012
- views: 217455
- author: Tschume1
Country legend Garth Brooks surprises a lucky fan leaving Teachers Rock charity benefit
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- Duration: 4:08
- Updated: 06 Dec 2012
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- published: 15 Aug 2012
- views: 9778
- author: TheWorldmonitortv
GARTH BROOKS "Much Too Young" Lyrics and Chords
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- Duration: 2:50
- Updated: 14 Dec 2012
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Garth Brooks: Biography of the Country Singer
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- Duration: 6:46
- Updated: 11 Dec 2012
In this video, www.WatchMojo.com takes a look at the life and career of country singer, Garth Brooks, who was born in Oklahoma.
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In this video, www.WatchMojo.com takes a look at the life and career of country singer, Garth Brooks, who was born in Oklahoma.
- published: 07 Feb 2012
- views: 21815
- author: WatchMojo
Garth Brooks - White Christmas (HD)
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- Duration: 2:53
- Updated: 14 Dec 2012
From Kenny Rogers Christmas Special "Keep Christmas with you" Garth Brooks is an American country music artist. His integration of rock elements into his recordings and live performances has earned him immense popularity. Since 1991 Brooks helds the title of Best-selling albums artist in the US in the SoundScan era. He is the second best-selling solo albums artist of all time, in the US, behind Elvis Presley. He has released six albums that achieved diamond status in the US. And as of 2010, Brooks' world-wide sales exceed 190 million albums, singles and videos. Brooks has won 2 Grammys, 5 World music awards and more than 40 American and Country music awards. Retired in 2000 for a few years, Brooks officially returned to performing in 2009. Garth Brooks was given a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. And was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on October 21, 2012.
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From Kenny Rogers Christmas Special "Keep Christmas with you" Garth Brooks is an American country music artist. His integration of rock elements into his recordings and live performances has earned him immense popularity. Since 1991 Brooks helds the title of Best-selling albums artist in the US in the SoundScan era. He is the second best-selling solo albums artist of all time, in the US, behind Elvis Presley. He has released six albums that achieved diamond status in the US. And as of 2010, Brooks' world-wide sales exceed 190 million albums, singles and videos. Brooks has won 2 Grammys, 5 World music awards and more than 40 American and Country music awards. Retired in 2000 for a few years, Brooks officially returned to performing in 2009. Garth Brooks was given a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. And was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on October 21, 2012.
- published: 06 Dec 2012
- views: 1763
- author: 628Evenstar
Garth Brooks - Friends In Low Places ( Official )
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- Duration: 4:19
- Updated: 15 Dec 2012
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Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
- published: 08 Dec 2012
- views: 1666
- author: MrJemSpot
Garth Brooks-America the Beautiful
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- Duration: 5:44
- Updated: 14 Dec 2012
Garth Brooks performs "America the Beautiful" at the Points of Light Tribute event on March 21, 2011 in Washington, DC.
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Garth Brooks performs "America the Beautiful" at the Points of Light Tribute event on March 21, 2011 in Washington, DC.
- published: 13 Feb 2012
- views: 98118
- author: PointsOfLightInst
friends in low places lyrics
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- Duration: 6:09
- Updated: 15 Dec 2012
lyrics...
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Tate Stevens' Fans Chose A Garth Song - THE X FACTOR USA 2012
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- Duration: 4:05
- Updated: 15 Dec 2012
Tate Stevens closed the show with Garth Brooks' "If Tomorrow Never Comes" for his Top 6 Pepsi Challenge performance, which was chosen by the fans. "Well, welcome back Tate Stevens to the competition...You do remind me of Garth Brooks," said Simon Cowell. "If Tomorrow Never Comes" performed by "Tate Stevens" on THE X FACTOR USA Buy now on iTunes: bit.ly Buy now at THE X FACTOR Store: myplay.me Subscribe now for more THE X FACTOR USA clips: bit.ly Tune in to THE X FACTOR USA Wednesday & Thursday 8/7c on Fox! Like THE X FACTOR on Facebook: bit.ly Follow THE X FACTOR on Twitter: bit.ly Add THE X FACTOR on Pinterest: bitly.com Add THE X FACTOR on Google+: bit.ly See more of THE X FACTOR on our official site: bit.ly Like FOX on Facebook: fox.tv Follow FOX on Twitter: fox.tv Add FOX on Google+: fox.tv Expect the unexpected when the world's only $5 million audition returns with two new superstar judges and more surprises and twists. Season 2 of THE X FACTOR features global pop icon Britney Spears and multi-talented artist Demi Lovato on the judging panel, alongside returning judges Simon Cowell and LA Reid. Tate Stevens' Fans Chose A Garth Song - THE X FACTOR USA 2012 www.youtube.com
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Tate Stevens closed the show with Garth Brooks' "If Tomorrow Never Comes" for his Top 6 Pepsi Challenge performance, which was chosen by the fans. "Well, welcome back Tate Stevens to the competition...You do remind me of Garth Brooks," said Simon Cowell. "If Tomorrow Never Comes" performed by "Tate Stevens" on THE X FACTOR USA Buy now on iTunes: bit.ly Buy now at THE X FACTOR Store: myplay.me Subscribe now for more THE X FACTOR USA clips: bit.ly Tune in to THE X FACTOR USA Wednesday & Thursday 8/7c on Fox! Like THE X FACTOR on Facebook: bit.ly Follow THE X FACTOR on Twitter: bit.ly Add THE X FACTOR on Pinterest: bitly.com Add THE X FACTOR on Google+: bit.ly See more of THE X FACTOR on our official site: bit.ly Like FOX on Facebook: fox.tv Follow FOX on Twitter: fox.tv Add FOX on Google+: fox.tv Expect the unexpected when the world's only $5 million audition returns with two new superstar judges and more surprises and twists. Season 2 of THE X FACTOR features global pop icon Britney Spears and multi-talented artist Demi Lovato on the judging panel, alongside returning judges Simon Cowell and LA Reid. Tate Stevens' Fans Chose A Garth Song - THE X FACTOR USA 2012 www.youtube.com
- published: 06 Dec 2012
- views: 256213
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Terry Fator's Garth Brooks Impression - Las Vegas 2010
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- Duration: 4:24
- Updated: 13 Dec 2012
Terry Fator's "Garth Brooks Impression" at the Mirage in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 8, 2010. "Terry Fator & His Cast of Thousands" is a show you must see when in Vegas. Terry Fator was the Season 2 winner of America's Got Talent is a ventriloquist, impressionist, comedian, and singer. For More Info: www.terryfator.com
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Terry Fator's "Garth Brooks Impression" at the Mirage in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 8, 2010. "Terry Fator & His Cast of Thousands" is a show you must see when in Vegas. Terry Fator was the Season 2 winner of America's Got Talent is a ventriloquist, impressionist, comedian, and singer. For More Info: www.terryfator.com
- published: 30 May 2010
- views: 283647
- author: panthurrr
Garth Brooks gets emotional at Country Music Hall of Fame induction
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- Duration: 2:04
- Updated: 13 Dec 2012
It's an elite group, and Garth Brooks is finally part of it. Brooks joined veteran era singer Connie Smith and blind keyboard player Hargus "Pig" Robbins as the newest Country Music Hall of Fame inductees.
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It's an elite group, and Garth Brooks is finally part of it. Brooks joined veteran era singer Connie Smith and blind keyboard player Hargus "Pig" Robbins as the newest Country Music Hall of Fame inductees.
- published: 23 Oct 2012
- views: 5581
- author: Zoominuk
Garth Brooks comments on the Obama Presidency
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- Duration: 2:03
- Updated: 14 Dec 2012
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Garth Brooks - White Christmas (Live)
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- Duration: 2:40
- Updated: 14 Dec 2012
Garth Brooks - White Christmas (Live)
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Garth Brooks Standing outside the fire
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- Duration: 3:58
- Updated: 15 Dec 2012
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Garth Brooks wants to talk to Paul McCartney x
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- Duration: 4:22
- Updated: 01 Dec 2012
Garth Brooks discusses why he is not on itunes and wants to talk to Paul Mccartney about it on Larry King. Larry King says he will arrange Paul to call him.
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Garth Brooks discusses why he is not on itunes and wants to talk to Paul Mccartney about it on Larry King. Larry King says he will arrange Paul to call him.
- published: 12 Dec 2010
- views: 33417
- author: Maccastreisfan
Garth Brooks: Biography of the Country Singer
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- Duration: 6:46
- Updated: 11 Dec 2012
In this video, www.WatchMojo.com takes a look at the life and career of country singer, Garth Brooks, who was born in Oklahoma.
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In this video, www.WatchMojo.com takes a look at the life and career of country singer, Garth Brooks, who was born in Oklahoma.
- published: 07 Feb 2012
- views: 21815
- author: WatchMojo
Terry Fator's Garth Brooks Impression - Las Vegas 2010
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- Duration: 4:24
- Updated: 13 Dec 2012
Terry Fator's "Garth Brooks Impression" at the Mirage in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 8, 2010. "Terry Fator & His Cast of Thousands" is a show you must see when in Vegas. Terry Fator was the Season 2 winner of America's Got Talent is a ventriloquist, impressionist, comedian, and singer. For More Info: www.terryfator.com
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Terry Fator's "Garth Brooks Impression" at the Mirage in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 8, 2010. "Terry Fator & His Cast of Thousands" is a show you must see when in Vegas. Terry Fator was the Season 2 winner of America's Got Talent is a ventriloquist, impressionist, comedian, and singer. For More Info: www.terryfator.com
- published: 30 May 2010
- views: 283647
- author: panthurrr
nickelback singing a garth brooks tune i got a friend in low places live at hershey park pa.
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- Duration: 3:20
- Updated: 01 Dec 2012
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Scotty McCreery - "The Dance" Live at the Grand Ole Opry
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- Duration: 3:42
- Updated: 14 Dec 2012
Scotty McCreery performs Garth Brooks classic "The Dance" live at the Grand Ole Opry, as seen on Noteworthy at the Opry on GAC TV. Visit www.opry.com to find out more!
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Scotty McCreery performs Garth Brooks classic "The Dance" live at the Grand Ole Opry, as seen on Noteworthy at the Opry on GAC TV. Visit www.opry.com to find out more!
- published: 02 Aug 2012
- views: 131486
- author: oprylive
Garth Brooks The Dance - Dan Wheldon Tribute
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- Duration: 3:46
- Updated: 14 Dec 2012
RIP Dan
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Country legend Garth Brooks surprises a lucky fan leaving Teachers Rock charity benefit
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- Duration: 4:08
- Updated: 06 Dec 2012
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Garth Brooks "The Dance" The guy who wrote it, LIVE !!!
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- Duration: 4:28
- Updated: 08 Dec 2012
www.youtube.com I recorded this a few months ago in 2006. This is Tony Arata. The guy who wrote "The Dance" by Garth Brooks in 1988 I think. The story behind "The Dance" is : By Tony Arata: The Dance I will be the first to admit that without this song there might not have been the others. Ironically it was the very first thing I ever had recorded after we moved to Nashville. More ironic, perhaps, is how prophetic the words to this song have become by virtue of circumstance, not some grand design on my part at the time of their creation. What has happened since then could have been no more anticipated than it could be re-created. My one brush with being right was pure chance, as it were. I met the gentleman who cut it at an open-mic songwriter's show at Douglas Corner. Garth and Sandy had moved from Oklahoma about the same time Jaymi and I came up from Georgia. We were both doing whatever we could to stay in Nashville, trying to get our songs heard by anybody. The only folks listening, however, were other songwriters as no one else was usually at our shows. And so it was at one of those nights at The Bluebird, Garth heard this one and swore if he ever got a record deal, he was going to do it. Well, he did, and he did. I will always be grateful that it was a songwriter who made this one his own. The song was doubly blessed because it was also produced by a songwriter, Allen Reynolds. One little-known fact about this song is that it originally had another set of lyrics which ...
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www.youtube.com I recorded this a few months ago in 2006. This is Tony Arata. The guy who wrote "The Dance" by Garth Brooks in 1988 I think. The story behind "The Dance" is : By Tony Arata: The Dance I will be the first to admit that without this song there might not have been the others. Ironically it was the very first thing I ever had recorded after we moved to Nashville. More ironic, perhaps, is how prophetic the words to this song have become by virtue of circumstance, not some grand design on my part at the time of their creation. What has happened since then could have been no more anticipated than it could be re-created. My one brush with being right was pure chance, as it were. I met the gentleman who cut it at an open-mic songwriter's show at Douglas Corner. Garth and Sandy had moved from Oklahoma about the same time Jaymi and I came up from Georgia. We were both doing whatever we could to stay in Nashville, trying to get our songs heard by anybody. The only folks listening, however, were other songwriters as no one else was usually at our shows. And so it was at one of those nights at The Bluebird, Garth heard this one and swore if he ever got a record deal, he was going to do it. Well, he did, and he did. I will always be grateful that it was a songwriter who made this one his own. The song was doubly blessed because it was also produced by a songwriter, Allen Reynolds. One little-known fact about this song is that it originally had another set of lyrics which ...
- published: 21 Jun 2007
- views: 1764334
- author: Trevor George
Garth Brooks Christmas Surprise!
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 8:01
- Updated: 14 Dec 2012
Ever since he was a new artist, my mom has been a fan of Garth Brooks and has wanted to see him live. But since he doesn't do tours anymore, she'd have to go to Las Vegas to see him perform. Well, this June she'll be doing exactly that with my dad on the weekend of their Anniversary. Her reaction is absolutely priceless. Best Christmas of my life, Merry Christmas, Mom! :)
http://wn.com/Garth_Brooks_Christmas_Surprise!
Ever since he was a new artist, my mom has been a fan of Garth Brooks and has wanted to see him live. But since he doesn't do tours anymore, she'd have to go to Las Vegas to see him perform. Well, this June she'll be doing exactly that with my dad on the weekend of their Anniversary. Her reaction is absolutely priceless. Best Christmas of my life, Merry Christmas, Mom! :)
- published: 25 Dec 2011
- views: 9316
- author: Jillian Ouellette
Garth Brooks - The Dance - Covered by Kurt Nilsen
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:24
- Updated: 14 Dec 2012
Kurt Nilsen covering Garth Brooks's The Dance
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Kurt Nilsen covering Garth Brooks's The Dance
- published: 16 Aug 2011
- views: 90362
- author: gondjabiid
Garth Brooks - Live (Kansas City)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:24
- Updated: 24 Nov 2012
http://wn.com/Garth_Brooks_Live_Kansas_City
Garth Brooks "Learning to Live Again"
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:04
- Updated: 14 Dec 2012
Garth Brooks "Learning to Live Again" All rights to Garth Brooks
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Garth Brooks "Learning to Live Again" All rights to Garth Brooks
- published: 02 Nov 2012
- views: 28497
- author: rockwellcorse
War Hero Brings The Crowd To Tears With His Song and Story - AGT Season 7 Tim Poe Audition
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:21
- Updated: 14 Dec 2012
America's Got Talent Mondays & Tuesdays on NBC Subscribe Now for More AGT: full.sc War Hero Tim Poe shares his heroic story and a beautiful country song with his family and the AGT audience. Get more America's Got Talent: AGT on Facebook: full.sc AGT on Twitter: full.sc AGT on Pinterest: full.sc AGT: full.sc Get more NBC: NBC YouTube: full.sc NBC Facebook: facebook.com NBC Twitter: twitter.com NBC Pinterest: pinterest.com NBC Tumblr: nbctv.tumblr.com
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America's Got Talent Mondays & Tuesdays on NBC Subscribe Now for More AGT: full.sc War Hero Tim Poe shares his heroic story and a beautiful country song with his family and the AGT audience. Get more America's Got Talent: AGT on Facebook: full.sc AGT on Twitter: full.sc AGT on Pinterest: full.sc AGT: full.sc Get more NBC: NBC YouTube: full.sc NBC Facebook: facebook.com NBC Twitter: twitter.com NBC Pinterest: pinterest.com NBC Tumblr: nbctv.tumblr.com
- published: 05 Jun 2012
- views: 283848
- author: AmericasGotTalent
Kirsty - Garth Brooks
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 23:34
- Updated: 30 Nov 2012
Kirsty meets the world's best selling musician, Garth Brooks, who talks about music, fatherhood and why being on stage is like making love.
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Kirsty meets the world's best selling musician, Garth Brooks, who talks about music, fatherhood and why being on stage is like making love.
- published: 08 Nov 2010
- views: 112586
- author: STVEntsandComedy
"Learning To Live Again" - John Rainey - (Garth Brooks Cover)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:18
- Updated: 12 Dec 2012
A request from Brandi....my Trisha Yearwood from Kentucky! I hope you like it Miss Yearwood! lol I hope you all like it too
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A request from Brandi....my Trisha Yearwood from Kentucky! I hope you like it Miss Yearwood! lol I hope you all like it too
- published: 11 Apr 2010
- views: 16294
- author: John Rainey
Carrie Underwood Inducted as Grand Ole Opry Member by Garth Brooks
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 7:27
- Updated: 14 Dec 2012
Carrie Underwood was inducted as the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry on Saturday, May 10 by fellow Opry member Garth Brooks. Visit www.opry.com to find out more!
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Carrie Underwood was inducted as the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry on Saturday, May 10 by fellow Opry member Garth Brooks. Visit www.opry.com to find out more!
- published: 11 May 2008
- views: 606182
- author: oprylive
To make you feel my love by Garth Brooks ( with lyrics )
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:59
- Updated: 14 Dec 2012
*** I DO NOT OWN THIS SONG OR THE PICTURES USED IN THIS VIDEO *** ENJOY! ^_~
http://wn.com/To_make_you_feel_my_love_by_Garth_Brooks_with_lyrics_
*** I DO NOT OWN THIS SONG OR THE PICTURES USED IN THIS VIDEO *** ENJOY! ^_~
- published: 18 Jul 2012
- views: 95348
- author: yachiart77
Garth Brooks-America the Beautiful
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:44
- Updated: 14 Dec 2012
Garth Brooks performs "America the Beautiful" at the Points of Light Tribute event on March 21, 2011 in Washington, DC.
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Garth Brooks performs "America the Beautiful" at the Points of Light Tribute event on March 21, 2011 in Washington, DC.
- published: 13 Feb 2012
- views: 98118
- author: PointsOfLightInst
Rodeo Garth Brooks Cover
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:01
- Updated: 14 Dec 2012
Me singing Garth brooks Rodeo live cover. seems like this song has grown to be one of my favorites.
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Me singing Garth brooks Rodeo live cover. seems like this song has grown to be one of my favorites.
- published: 05 May 2008
- views: 136236
- author: Terrell Graffed
Garth Brooks Wins Favorite Artist of the Decade - AMA 2000
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:05
- Updated: 19 Nov 2012
Norm McDonald presents the Artist of the Decade award to Garth Brooks. He describes him as the fastest selling artist in history; who has sold 4 albums 10 million copies each. Garth Brooks receives the award and dedicates it to his parents. License American Music Awards Clips Here: www.dickclarklicensing.com Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com "Like" us on Facebook: www.facebook.com
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Norm McDonald presents the Artist of the Decade award to Garth Brooks. He describes him as the fastest selling artist in history; who has sold 4 albums 10 million copies each. Garth Brooks receives the award and dedicates it to his parents. License American Music Awards Clips Here: www.dickclarklicensing.com Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com "Like" us on Facebook: www.facebook.com
- published: 15 Nov 2010
- views: 47756
- author: AwardsShowNetwork
thunder rolls garth brooks
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:47
- Updated: 14 Dec 2012
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The Thunder Rolls with lyrics
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:45
- Updated: 15 Dec 2012
I know this is an old song but please like and rate. I don't own the song or pictures. COME BACK GARTH WE ALL MISS YOU This is "The Thunder Rolls" by Garth Brooks enjoy this amazing song. Subscribe, rate, like, and prepare for more Garth Brooks along with other great artists
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I know this is an old song but please like and rate. I don't own the song or pictures. COME BACK GARTH WE ALL MISS YOU This is "The Thunder Rolls" by Garth Brooks enjoy this amazing song. Subscribe, rate, like, and prepare for more Garth Brooks along with other great artists
- published: 27 May 2012
- views: 217455
- author: Tschume1
Garth Brooks - White Christmas (HD)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:53
- Updated: 14 Dec 2012
From Kenny Rogers Christmas Special "Keep Christmas with you" Garth Brooks is an American country music artist. His integration of rock elements into his recordings and live performances has earned him immense popularity. Since 1991 Brooks helds the title of Best-selling albums artist in the US in the SoundScan era. He is the second best-selling solo albums artist of all time, in the US, behind Elvis Presley. He has released six albums that achieved diamond status in the US. And as of 2010, Brooks' world-wide sales exceed 190 million albums, singles and videos. Brooks has won 2 Grammys, 5 World music awards and more than 40 American and Country music awards. Retired in 2000 for a few years, Brooks officially returned to performing in 2009. Garth Brooks was given a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. And was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on October 21, 2012.
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From Kenny Rogers Christmas Special "Keep Christmas with you" Garth Brooks is an American country music artist. His integration of rock elements into his recordings and live performances has earned him immense popularity. Since 1991 Brooks helds the title of Best-selling albums artist in the US in the SoundScan era. He is the second best-selling solo albums artist of all time, in the US, behind Elvis Presley. He has released six albums that achieved diamond status in the US. And as of 2010, Brooks' world-wide sales exceed 190 million albums, singles and videos. Brooks has won 2 Grammys, 5 World music awards and more than 40 American and Country music awards. Retired in 2000 for a few years, Brooks officially returned to performing in 2009. Garth Brooks was given a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. And was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on October 21, 2012.
- published: 06 Dec 2012
- views: 1763
- author: 628Evenstar
4:22
Garth Brooks wants to talk to Paul McCartney x
Garth Brooks discusses why he is not on itunes and wants to talk to Paul Mccartney about i...
published: 12 Dec 2010
author: Maccastreisfan
Garth Brooks wants to talk to Paul McCartney x
Garth Brooks discusses why he is not on itunes and wants to talk to Paul Mccartney about it on Larry King. Larry King says he will arrange Paul to call him.
- published: 12 Dec 2010
- views: 33417
- author: Maccastreisfan
6:46
Garth Brooks: Biography of the Country Singer
In this video, www.WatchMojo.com takes a look at the life and career of country singer, Ga...
published: 07 Feb 2012
author: WatchMojo
Garth Brooks: Biography of the Country Singer
In this video, www.WatchMojo.com takes a look at the life and career of country singer, Garth Brooks, who was born in Oklahoma.
- published: 07 Feb 2012
- views: 21815
- author: WatchMojo
4:24
Terry Fator's Garth Brooks Impression - Las Vegas 2010
Terry Fator's "Garth Brooks Impression" at the Mirage in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 8, 201...
published: 30 May 2010
author: panthurrr
Terry Fator's Garth Brooks Impression - Las Vegas 2010
Terry Fator's "Garth Brooks Impression" at the Mirage in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 8, 2010. "Terry Fator & His Cast of Thousands" is a show you must see when in Vegas. Terry Fator was the Season 2 winner of America's Got Talent is a ventriloquist, impressionist, comedian, and singer. For More Info: www.terryfator.com
- published: 30 May 2010
- views: 283647
- author: panthurrr
3:20
nickelback singing a garth brooks tune i got a friend in low places live at hershey park pa.
...
published: 29 Sep 2010
author: vipers3005
nickelback singing a garth brooks tune i got a friend in low places live at hershey park pa.
- published: 29 Sep 2010
- views: 6573
- author: vipers3005
3:42
Scotty McCreery - "The Dance" Live at the Grand Ole Opry
Scotty McCreery performs Garth Brooks classic "The Dance" live at the Grand Ole Opry, as s...
published: 02 Aug 2012
author: oprylive
Scotty McCreery - "The Dance" Live at the Grand Ole Opry
Scotty McCreery performs Garth Brooks classic "The Dance" live at the Grand Ole Opry, as seen on Noteworthy at the Opry on GAC TV. Visit www.opry.com to find out more!
- published: 02 Aug 2012
- views: 131486
- author: oprylive
4:08
Country legend Garth Brooks surprises a lucky fan leaving Teachers Rock charity benefit
twitter.com Click on the link above to follow us on twitter. Country music legend Garth Br...
published: 15 Aug 2012
author: TheWorldmonitortv
Country legend Garth Brooks surprises a lucky fan leaving Teachers Rock charity benefit
twitter.com Click on the link above to follow us on twitter. Country music legend Garth Brooks surprises a lucky fan leaving Teachers Rock charity benefit on Aug 15 2012 - Nokia Theatre LA Live - Los Angeles, California, United States
- published: 15 Aug 2012
- views: 9778
- author: TheWorldmonitortv
4:28
Garth Brooks "The Dance" The guy who wrote it, LIVE !!!
www.youtube.com I recorded this a few months ago in 2006. This is Tony Arata. The guy who ...
published: 21 Jun 2007
author: Trevor George
Garth Brooks "The Dance" The guy who wrote it, LIVE !!!
www.youtube.com I recorded this a few months ago in 2006. This is Tony Arata. The guy who wrote "The Dance" by Garth Brooks in 1988 I think. The story behind "The Dance" is : By Tony Arata: The Dance I will be the first to admit that without this song there might not have been the others. Ironically it was the very first thing I ever had recorded after we moved to Nashville. More ironic, perhaps, is how prophetic the words to this song have become by virtue of circumstance, not some grand design on my part at the time of their creation. What has happened since then could have been no more anticipated than it could be re-created. My one brush with being right was pure chance, as it were. I met the gentleman who cut it at an open-mic songwriter's show at Douglas Corner. Garth and Sandy had moved from Oklahoma about the same time Jaymi and I came up from Georgia. We were both doing whatever we could to stay in Nashville, trying to get our songs heard by anybody. The only folks listening, however, were other songwriters as no one else was usually at our shows. And so it was at one of those nights at The Bluebird, Garth heard this one and swore if he ever got a record deal, he was going to do it. Well, he did, and he did. I will always be grateful that it was a songwriter who made this one his own. The song was doubly blessed because it was also produced by a songwriter, Allen Reynolds. One little-known fact about this song is that it originally had another set of lyrics which ...
- published: 21 Jun 2007
- views: 1764334
- author: Trevor George
8:01
Garth Brooks Christmas Surprise!
Ever since he was a new artist, my mom has been a fan of Garth Brooks and has wanted to se...
published: 25 Dec 2011
author: Jillian Ouellette
Garth Brooks Christmas Surprise!
Ever since he was a new artist, my mom has been a fan of Garth Brooks and has wanted to see him live. But since he doesn't do tours anymore, she'd have to go to Las Vegas to see him perform. Well, this June she'll be doing exactly that with my dad on the weekend of their Anniversary. Her reaction is absolutely priceless. Best Christmas of my life, Merry Christmas, Mom! :)
- published: 25 Dec 2011
- views: 9316
- author: Jillian Ouellette
2:24
Garth Brooks - The Dance - Covered by Kurt Nilsen
Kurt Nilsen covering Garth Brooks's The Dance...
published: 16 Aug 2011
author: gondjabiid
Garth Brooks - The Dance - Covered by Kurt Nilsen
Kurt Nilsen covering Garth Brooks's The Dance
- published: 16 Aug 2011
- views: 90362
- author: gondjabiid
0:24
Garth Brooks - Live (Kansas City)
...
published: 22 Mar 2010
author: LisaNebraska
Garth Brooks - Live (Kansas City)
- published: 22 Mar 2010
- views: 102833
- author: LisaNebraska
4:04
Garth Brooks "Learning to Live Again"
Garth Brooks "Learning to Live Again" All rights to Garth Brooks...
published: 02 Nov 2012
author: rockwellcorse
Garth Brooks "Learning to Live Again"
Garth Brooks "Learning to Live Again" All rights to Garth Brooks
- published: 02 Nov 2012
- views: 28497
- author: rockwellcorse
2:21
War Hero Brings The Crowd To Tears With His Song and Story - AGT Season 7 Tim Poe Audition
America's Got Talent Mondays & Tuesdays on NBC Subscribe Now for More AGT: full.sc War Her...
published: 05 Jun 2012
author: AmericasGotTalent
War Hero Brings The Crowd To Tears With His Song and Story - AGT Season 7 Tim Poe Audition
America's Got Talent Mondays & Tuesdays on NBC Subscribe Now for More AGT: full.sc War Hero Tim Poe shares his heroic story and a beautiful country song with his family and the AGT audience. Get more America's Got Talent: AGT on Facebook: full.sc AGT on Twitter: full.sc AGT on Pinterest: full.sc AGT: full.sc Get more NBC: NBC YouTube: full.sc NBC Facebook: facebook.com NBC Twitter: twitter.com NBC Pinterest: pinterest.com NBC Tumblr: nbctv.tumblr.com
- published: 05 Jun 2012
- views: 283848
- author: AmericasGotTalent
23:34
Kirsty - Garth Brooks
Kirsty meets the world's best selling musician, Garth Brooks, who talks about music, fathe...
published: 08 Nov 2010
author: STVEntsandComedy
Kirsty - Garth Brooks
Kirsty meets the world's best selling musician, Garth Brooks, who talks about music, fatherhood and why being on stage is like making love.
- published: 08 Nov 2010
- views: 112586
- author: STVEntsandComedy
Vimeo results:
1:05
'THE LAST PLAY AT SHEA' Theatrical Trailer
IN THEATRES OCT. 21ST ONLY - http://thelastplayatshea.com/ Billy Joel's "The Last Play at ...
published: 15 Oct 2010
author: D&E; Entertainment
'THE LAST PLAY AT SHEA' Theatrical Trailer
IN THEATRES OCT. 21ST ONLY - http://thelastplayatshea.com/ Billy Joel's "The Last Play at Shea" chronicles the final days of Shea Stadium through a tapestry of performance, historical documentary and personal journey while at the same time providing audiences with a pop-culture snapshot of a seminal era in New York history. The film weaves interviews with players, performers, and exclusive concert footage—featuring guests like Tony Bennett, Garth Brooks, John Mayer and Roger Daltrey, among others. The film premiered at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival.
4:05
Garth Brooks video: We Shall Be Free Video
A powerful song by Garth Brooks, inspired by raging world intolerance, became an Academy o...
published: 03 Jan 2010
author: Big Chief Studios
Garth Brooks video: We Shall Be Free Video
A powerful song by Garth Brooks, inspired by raging world intolerance, became an Academy of Country Music award-winning video. Featuring an impressive cast of celebrities and newsmakers, co-produced by Garth Brooks and Tim Miller, and directed by Tim Miller.
38:04
Garth Brooks
This is not the whole concert. But not everyone got to see it live. Trying to show what is...
published: 27 Dec 2010
author: Diana Korten
Garth Brooks
This is not the whole concert. But not everyone got to see it live. Trying to show what is was like to be there. Garth is has still got it.
Go Garth!!!!
20:01
Happy Meals
Enjoy!
Love, bHappy.
Music Credits:
Movin' On UP- Janet DuBois
Outside Chance- The Tur...
published: 09 Sep 2009
author: bHappy
Happy Meals
Enjoy!
Love, bHappy.
Music Credits:
Movin' On UP- Janet DuBois
Outside Chance- The Turtles
Commando- The Ramones
Lasso- Phoenix
Ain't Too Proud To Beg- The Temptations
Garth Brooks- Friends In Low Places
Four Minutes to Lockdown- Method Man, Redman...
California Soul- Marlena Shaw
Mrs. Robinson- Simon and Garfunkel
Youtube results:
4:18
"Learning To Live Again" - John Rainey - (Garth Brooks Cover)
A request from Brandi....my Trisha Yearwood from Kentucky! I hope you like it Miss Yearwoo...
published: 11 Apr 2010
author: John Rainey
"Learning To Live Again" - John Rainey - (Garth Brooks Cover)
A request from Brandi....my Trisha Yearwood from Kentucky! I hope you like it Miss Yearwood! lol I hope you all like it too
- published: 11 Apr 2010
- views: 16294
- author: John Rainey
7:27
Carrie Underwood Inducted as Grand Ole Opry Member by Garth Brooks
Carrie Underwood was inducted as the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry on Saturday, May ...
published: 11 May 2008
author: oprylive
Carrie Underwood Inducted as Grand Ole Opry Member by Garth Brooks
Carrie Underwood was inducted as the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry on Saturday, May 10 by fellow Opry member Garth Brooks. Visit www.opry.com to find out more!
- published: 11 May 2008
- views: 606182
- author: oprylive
3:59
To make you feel my love by Garth Brooks ( with lyrics )
*** I DO NOT OWN THIS SONG OR THE PICTURES USED IN THIS VIDEO *** ENJOY! ^_~...
published: 18 Jul 2012
author: yachiart77
To make you feel my love by Garth Brooks ( with lyrics )
*** I DO NOT OWN THIS SONG OR THE PICTURES USED IN THIS VIDEO *** ENJOY! ^_~
- published: 18 Jul 2012
- views: 95348
- author: yachiart77
5:44
Garth Brooks-America the Beautiful
Garth Brooks performs "America the Beautiful" at the Points of Light Tribute event on Marc...
published: 13 Feb 2012
author: PointsOfLightInst
Garth Brooks-America the Beautiful
Garth Brooks performs "America the Beautiful" at the Points of Light Tribute event on March 21, 2011 in Washington, DC.
- published: 13 Feb 2012
- views: 98118
- author: PointsOfLightInst
photo: AP / Nick Ut
14 Dec 2012
Former President Bill Clinton, President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, meet 55-year-old Martha Sellers. For the past nine years, Sellers has worked as a Walmart cashier in Paramount, California ... More than 10,000 community members joined more than 30 striking employees who walked off the job to demand better working conditions. . "It was wonderful ... That's not too much to ask for." ... 1698 ... ....(size: 23.6Kb)
photo: AP / Jessica Hill
14 Dec 2012
More than two dozen people, mostly elementary school children, were shot and killed at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school this morning, federal and state sources tell ABC News. The massacre involved two gunmen at a Connecticut school this morning, prompting the town of Newtown to lock down all of its schools and draw SWAT teams to the school, authorities said today. State Police confirm that one shooter is dead ... at ABCNews.com ... ....(size: 4.5Kb)
photo: AP / Newtown Bee, Shannon Hicks
15 Dec 2012
Newtown, Conn. Twenty schoolchildren were slaughtered by a heavily armed gunman who opened fire at a suburban elementary school in Connecticut on Friday, ultimately killing at least 27 people including himself in the one of the worst mass shootings in US history ... Authorities found 18 children and seven adults, including the gunman, dead at the school, and two children were pronounced dead later after being taken to a hospital ... Reuters ....(size: 7.5Kb)
photo: AP / Manu Brabo
14 Dec 2012
One of Syria's key allies has admitted for the first time the Assad regime is losing the 20-month ground war. Russia’s deputy foreign minister’s comments are significant because Russia has blocked action to stem the violence, supplied weapons to the Assad regime, and vetoed three UN resolutions -- even as other countries called for Assad to step down. The comments are expected to put new pressure on the Syrian leader ... Reporter ... ... ....(size: 6.6Kb)
photo: AP / Manu Brabo
13 Dec 2012
MOSCOW, December 13 (RIA Novosti) – Syrian rebels behind the kidnapping of Ukrainian journalist Ankhar Kochneva have released a video threatening more attacks on Russians and Ukrainians, as a deadline for her execution approaches on Thursday. Kochneva, a 40-year-old Ukrainian citizen, was abducted in October by Syrian rebels as she traveled to the city of Homs, and has been held there by them since, they claim ... ....(size: 2.1Kb)
The New York Times
15 Dec 2012
The “12-12-12″ concert held in New York City on Wednesday night to raise money for Hurricane Sandy relief efforts was sampled by at least 20 million people, according to estimates by the measurement firm Nielsen ... Other smaller channels not rated by Nielsen also carried it, as did dozens of Web sites ... The fund has not announced how much money was raised ... Search ... Still, you won't find Garth Brooks and others ... Brooks Barnes....(size: 7.7Kb)
The New York Times
15 Dec 2012
Digital Notes. Daily updates on the business of digital music. Recorded music royalties are set to rise in coming years for Sirius XM Radio, the only satellite radio service in the United States, as a result of a judgment by a panel of federal judges ... The decision does not cover royalties to music publishers and songwriters, which are negotiated directly ... Related Posts ... Still, you won't find Garth Brooks and others ... Brooks Barnes ... ....(size: 8.8Kb)
The New York Times
14 Dec 2012
The Breakfast Meeting. What’s making news in media. The Golden Globe nominations were announced on Thursday, with “Lincoln” leading the way with seven nominations, Brooks Barnes reported ... The Globes will be handed out on Jan ... O’Brien reports ... Despite those concerns, the European competition commissioner, Joaquín Almunia, said the issues were clear. ... McKinley Jr ... ... Still, you won't find Garth Brooks and others ... Brooks Barnes ... ....(size: 9.4Kb)
The New York Times
14 Dec 2012
For the holidays this year, college football fans are getting the gift of portable instant replay. Starting Saturday, in time for bowl season, Twitter in partnership with ESPN and Ford will provide embedded replays from football games in posts sent via Twitter. Both ESPN and Ford will promote the tweets ... Brown said ... Brown said ... “That appetite is tremendous.” ... Related Posts ... Still, you won't find Garth Brooks and others ... Brooks Barnes ... ....(size: 7.9Kb)
The New York Times
14 Dec 2012
ESPN announced on Friday that it had suspended Rob Parker, a commentator on the network’s program “First Take,” because of his racially oriented comments about the rookie quarterback for the Washington Redskins, Robert Griffin III. During a planned discussion on Thursday’s show about whether Mr ... Parker, who is himself black, asked the question ... Parker said ... Griffin ... Still, you won't find Garth Brooks and others ... Brooks Barnes ... ....(size: 9.2Kb)
Zap2it
13 Dec 2012
Since Tate Stevens jumped back to the top of the rankings last week on "The X Factor," he seems in prime position to make it to next week's finals. But as we've seen throughout the season, it's not always easy to predict which acts will survive the weekly results shows ... "Drink a little haterade every once in awhile, that's fine ... Stevens asked if one of his personal idols -- Garth Brooks -- might be available, but that wasn't to be ... ....(size: 2.8Kb)
The New York Times
13 Dec 2012
Harding, who is considered a golden boy of British journalism, the newspaper took a relatively unstinting stance against its parent company’s handling of the hacking scandal, and speculation arose that this decision may have lead to his ouster.Also on Wednesday, it was revealed that Rebekah Brooks, the former chief executive of Mr ... Still, you won't find Garth Brooks and others ... Brooks Barnes....(size: 10.8Kb)
The New York Times
13 Dec 2012
2.47 p.m. Updated True crime fans, here comes another round in the literary battle over the guilt or innocence of Jeffrey MacDonald. The author Joe McGinniss has announced that he is releasing “Final Vision. The Last Word on Jeffrey MacDonald” on the digital site Byliner for $2.99. Dr ... He is serving three consecutive life sentences. Mr ... MacDonald’s defense team ... Dr ... Mr ... Still, you won't find Garth Brooks and others ... Brooks Barnes ... ....(size: 8.3Kb)
The Hollywood Reporter
13 Dec 2012
share. Getty Images. Taylor Swift is now tied with Whitney Houston and Jay-Z for the fourth-most weeks at No. 1. Taylor Swift heads back to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 this week as her Red set steps 2-1 with 167,000 (up 22%), according to Nielsen SoundScan. Last week's leader, Alicia Keys' Girl On Fire, falls to No. 7 with 77,000 (down 52%).our editor recommends. 121212 ... Concert Review ... 1 ... Garth Brooks leads with 51 weeks at No ... 1 ... ....(size: 7.6Kb)
Yahoo Music
13 Dec 2012
Justin Bieber got no love last week from Grammy voters, but he continues to have the support of his fans. "Beauty And A Beat," his propulsive collabo with Nicki Minaj, jumps from #14 to #9 on the Hot 100 ... Bieber will be the first male artist to place an album in the year-end top 10 three years in a row since Garth Brooks scored from 1991 through 1993. (The Fine Print ... But Billboard's year-end chart for 1991 has Brooks' No Fences at #2.)....(size: 9.6Kb)
The New York Times
13 Dec 2012
What was the year’s most popular music video online?. The answer would seem obvious. “Gangnam Style” by the South Korean rapper-clown Psy, which in just a few months has racked up 942 million views, the most of any clip in YouTube’s history, redefining the scale of a viral hit.Digital Notes. Daily updates on the business of digital music ... Digital Sales Up at Warner Music ... Still, you won't find Garth Brooks and others ... Brooks Barnes ... ....(size: 11.1Kb)
The New York Times
13 Dec 2012
Billions of times during 2012, Americans did something voluntarily that they dislike doing when they don’t have the choice. watch a commercial. The YouTube division of Google has released its annual list of the Top 20 commercials watched on YouTube ... The list, called the YouTube 2012 Ads Leaderboard, underscores that point with the subheading, “Ads People Choose.” ... No ... No ... Still, you won't find Garth Brooks and others ... Brooks Barnes ... ....(size: 11.2Kb)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
13 Dec 2012
ALL WEEKEND. PirateFest first pitch. OK, so the season didn't end well, but can you muster some excitement for the 2013 Buccos?. Maybe having a new catcher who can throw out a runner will get people to PirateFest 2012 this weekend at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. Among the reasons for going. ... Sunday ... Tickets ... TODAY ... A co-writer on Garth Brooks hits, the Liberal, Kan., native is a little funkier than the average country artist....(size: 8.7Kb)
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| Birth name | Troyal Garth Brooks |
| Born | (1962-02-07) February 7, 1962 (age 50) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Origin | Yukon, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano, saxophone, harmonica |
| Years active | 1984–2001 2009–present |
| Labels | Capitol Nashville, Liberty, Big Machine |
| Associated acts | Chris Gaines, Trisha Yearwood,Tommy Redmond, Steve Wariner, George Jones, Huey Lewis, Chris LeDoux, George Strait |
| Website | garthbrooks.com |
Troyal Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962) is an American country music artist. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart. Brooks' integration of rock elements into his recordings and live performances has earned him immense popularity. This progressive approach allowed him to dominate the country single and album charts while quickly crossing over into the mainstream pop arena, exposing country music to a larger audience.[1]
Brooks has enjoyed one of the most successful careers in popular music history, breaking records for both sales and concert attendance throughout the 1990s. Garth Brooks still continues to sell well and according to Nielsen Soundscan, his albums sales through October 2011 are at 68,561,000, which makes him the best-selling albums artist in the United States in the SoundScan era (since 1991), a title held since 1991, well over 5 million ahead of his nearest rival, The Beatles.[2] Furthermore, according to RIAA he is the second best-selling solo albums artist in the United States of all time behind Elvis Presley (overall is third to the Beatles and Elvis Presley) with 128 million units sold.[3] Brooks has released six albums that achieved diamond status in the United States, those being: Garth Brooks (10× platinum), No Fences (17× platinum), Ropin' the Wind (14× platinum), The Hits (10× platinum), Sevens (10× platinum) and Double Live (21× platinum).[4] Since 1989, Brooks has released 19 records in all, which include; 9 studio albums, 1 live album, 4 compilation albums, 3 Christmas albums and 2 box sets, along with 77 singles. He won several important awards in his career as 2 Grammy Awards, 16 American Music Awards (not including the poll of "Artist of the '90s") and the RIAA Award as Best selling solo albums artist of the Century in the United States. As of 2010, Brooks' world-wide sales now exceed 190 million albums, singles and videos.[5]
Troubled by conflicts between career and family, Brooks officially retired from recording and performing from 2001 until 2009.[1] During this time he sold millions of albums through an exclusive distribution deal with Walmart and sporadically released new singles.[6][7] In 2005, Brooks started a partial comeback, and has since given several performances and released two compilation albums.
On October 15, 2009, Garth Brooks announced the end of his retirement. In December 2009, he began a 5-year concert deal with the Encore Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. On March 6, 2012, it was announced that Brooks will be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.[8]
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Early life[link]
Garth Brooks was born on February 7, 1962, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was the youngest child of Troyal Raymond Brooks, a draftsman for an oil company, and Colleen Carroll, a 1950s-era country singer who recorded on the Capitol Records label and appeared on Ozark Jubilee.[9][9][10][11] This was the second marriage for each of his parents, giving Garth four older half-siblings (Jim, Jerry, Mike, and Betsy). The couple had two children together, Kelly and Garth.[12] At their home in Yukon, Oklahoma, the family hosted weekly talent nights. All of the children were required to participate, either by singing or doing skits.[13] Brooks learned to play both the guitar and banjo.[14]
As a child, he often sang in casual family settings but his primary focus was athletics. In high school, he played football and baseball and ran track and field. He received a track scholarship to Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, where he competed in the javelin.[11][15] Brooks graduated in 1984 with a degree in advertising.[15]
Later that year, Brooks began his professional music career, singing and playing guitar in Oklahoma clubs and bars, particularly the Tumbleweed in Stillwater.[11][15] Through his elder siblings, Brooks was exposed to a wide range of music. Although he listened to some country music, especially that of George Jones, Brooks was most fond of rock music, citing James Taylor, Dan Fogelberg, and Townes Van Zandt as major influences.[13] After hearing Unwound, George Strait's debut single, in 1981, Brooks decided that he was more interested in playing country music.[13]
In 1985, entertainment attorney Rod Phelps drove from Dallas to listen to Brooks. Phelps liked what he heard and offered to produce Garth's first demo. With Phelps's encouragement, including a list of Phelps' contacts in Nashville and some of his credit cards,[16] Brooks traveled to Nashville to pursue a recording contract; he returned to Oklahoma within 24 hours. Phelps continued to urge Brooks to return to Nashville, which he did. In 1986, Brooks married Sandy Mahl, whom he had met while working as a bouncer. In 1987, the couple moved to Nashville, and Brooks began making contacts in the music industry. The couple later had three daughters: Taylor Mayne Pearl (born 1992), August Anna (born 1994) and Allie Colleen (born 1996). The couple divorced in 1999. Garth Brooks remarried on December 10, 2005, to Trisha Yearwood, a leading country singer.[11][15]
Music career[link]
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1989–1990: Breakthrough success[link]
Garth Brooks's eponymous first album, was released in 1989 and was a critical and chart success. It peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart and reached number 13 on the Billboard 200 pop album chart. Most of the album was traditionalist country, influenced in part by George Strait.[10] The first single, "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)", was a country top 10 success. It was followed by his first country number-one, "If Tomorrow Never Comes". "Not Counting You" reached number 2, and then "The Dance" put him at number-one again; this song's theme of people dying while doing something they believe in resonated strongly and, together with a popular music video, gave Brooks his first push towards a broader audience. Brooks has claimed that of all the songs he has recorded, "The Dance" is his favorite.[10]
His follow-up album, No Fences, was released in 1990 and spent 23 weeks as number-one on the Billboard country music chart.[17] The album also reached number 3 on the pop chart, and eventually became Brooks's highest-selling album, with domestic shipments of 17 million.[18] It contained what would become Brooks's signature song, the blue collar anthem "Friends in Low Places", as well as two other Brooks classics, the dramatic and controversial "The Thunder Rolls" and the philosophically ironic "Unanswered Prayers".
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Each of these songs, as well as the affectionate "Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House", reached number-one on the country chart.[10][17]
While Brooks's musical style placed him squarely within the boundaries of country music, he was strongly influenced by the 1970s singer-songwriter movement, especially the works of James Taylor (whom he idolized and named his first child after) and Dan Fogelberg.[19][20] Similarly, Brooks was influenced by 1970s-era rock of Billy Joel, and Bruce Springsteen and the operatic rock of Queen with Freddie Mercury. In his highly successful live shows, Brooks used a wireless headset microphone to free himself to run about the stage, adding energy and arena rock theatrics to spice up the normally staid country music approach to concerts. The hard rock band KISS was also one of his earliest grade school musical influences and his shows often reflected this. Brooks said that the style of his show was inspired mostly by Chris LeDoux.[21]
[edit] 1991–93: Ropin' the Wind and The Chase
Brooks's third album, Ropin' the Wind, released in September 1991, had advance orders of 4 million copies and entered the pop album charts at number-one, a first for a country act.[9] Ropin' the Wind's music was a melange of pop country and honky tonk; hits included Billy Joel's "Shameless", "What She's Doing Now", and "The River". All told, it became his second-best selling album after No Fences. The success of this album further propelled the sales of his first two albums, enabling Brooks to become the first country artist with three albums listed in the pop top 20 in one week.[22]
After spending time in Los Angeles during the 1992 riots, Brooks co-wrote the gospel-country-rock hybrid "We Shall Be Free" to express his desire for tolerance.[23] The song became the first single off his fourth album The Chase. It only reached number 12 on the country chart, his first song in three years to fail to make the top ten.[24][25] Nevertheless, the song often received standing ovations when performed in concert, went to number 22 in the Christian charts through a marketing deal with Rick Hendrix Company, and earned Brooks a 1993 GLAAD Media Award.[26][27]
[edit] 1993–94: In Pieces
In 1993, Garth Brooks, who had criticized music stores which sold used CDs since it led to a loss in royalty payments, persuaded Capitol Records not to ship his August 1993 album In Pieces to stores which engaged in this practice. This led to several anti-trust lawsuits against the record label and ended with Capitol shipping the CDs to the stores after all.[28]
Despite the delay in shipping the album to certain stores, In Pieces was another instant No. 1 success, selling a total of about 10 million copies worldwide. Some of his fans were upset, however, that the album was not released simultaneously around the world. In the United Kingdom, one of Brooks's most committed fan bases outside the United States, country music disc jockeys, such as Martin Campbell and John Wellington, noted that many fans were buying the album on import. This made it the first album to debut in the top 10 of the UK Country album charts before its official release date. Once officially released there, in 1994, the album reached the top spot on the UK Country chart -albeit a particularly niche chart where few sales are needed to make the top slots – and number two on the UK pop albums chart. That same year "The Red Strokes" became Brooks's first single to make the pop top 40 in the UK, reaching a high of No. 13; it was followed by "Standing Outside The Fire", which reached No. 23. Previous albums No Fences, Ropin' The Wind and The Chase also remained in the top 30 in the UK.
To support the album, Brooks embarked on a 1994 UK tour, selling out venues such as Birmingham's National Exhibition Centre and London's Wembley Arena. He opened the London radio station, Country 1035 and made a number of general television and radio appearances, where he was often mocked by the presenters. On ITV's regional news show London Tonight, Brooks was described as "a top-selling, rooting tooting, cotton picking, Country and Western star, yeeha!" The nationwide Big Breakfast show's presenters Chris Evans and Paula Yates, commented that "He's selling more records than anyone in the world, but none of us have ever heard of him." Yates then told Brooks that, "Country singers always seem to be weeping over the dead dog and things," and also remarked, "I thought you'd come in here and twiddle your pistol around and be impressed." Although Brooks remained polite, he did observe that Yates was obviously unfamiliar with modern country music. Scores of Brooks fans later wrote to complain about his treatment on the show. Sometime after this, Dwight Yoakam appeared on the same show and after Yates told him, "You seem different from other country singers we've had on the show," Yoakam replied, "What? All two of us?"
Despite the disdain of the British media, Brooks's overall popularity in the country was evident, with a top disc jockey, Nick Barraclough, referring to Brooks as Garth Vader (a play on Darth Vader) for his "invasion" of the charts and his success in the country genre. Unlike Alan Jackson, who refused to return to the UK after being treated in a similar manner by the press, Brooks returned in 1996 for more sold-out concerts, although this time his media appearances were mostly restricted to country radio and interviews with magazines.
Elsewhere in the world Brooks was also considered a star, and he enjoyed hit records and sell-out tours in regions including Brazil, throughout Europe, the Far East, New Zealand, and Australia.[29]
In 1994 Brooks paid homage to one of his musical influences when he appeared on the hard rock compilation Kiss My Ass: Classic Kiss Regrooved, a collection of Kiss cover songs by popular artists from all genres. As the only country performer to participate, some worried that Brooks would turn his cover of the song originally sung by drummer Peter Criss, "Hard Luck Woman", into a country song. Brooks instead insisted on remaining true to the song, and requested that the members of Kiss perform the music on the track, the only song on the album that the band musically contributed. The unlikely collaboration performed the song live on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in promotion of Kiss My Ass: Classic Kiss Regrooved, and despite its hard-rock appeal, Brooks's version did appear on the country charts.
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1995–98: Success in the mid and late 90s[link]
Brooks released Fresh Horses, his first album of new material in two years, in November 1995; within six months of its release, it had sold over three million copies. Despite its promising start, Fresh Horses plateaued quickly, topping out at quadruple platinum.[30] The album's lead single, "She's Every Woman" peaked at number-one on the Billboard Country Chart, however its follow-up single, "The Fever" (a cover of an Aerosmith song ) only peaked at number 23, becoming Brooks's first released Country single to not chart on the Top 10. However, Brooks had three additional Top 10 hits from the album following the second single, including "The Beaches of Cheyenne", that also hit number-one.
In 1997, Brooks released his seventh studio album, Sevens. Originally, it was scheduled to be released in August 1997, when he would promote it with a concert in Central Park. Plans went awry when Capitol Records experienced a huge management shakeup, leaving many of his contacts at the label out in the cold.[30] The album was then released in November 1997, and debuted at number-one on both the Top Country Albums and Billboard 200 album charts in the United States, and later became his fourth album to reach a sales of 10 million copies. Its first single was also Brooks's first duet, "In Another's Eyes" with friend and popular country singer, Trisha Yearwood. The song peaked at number 2 on the Country Charts. The album spawned three additional Top 10 Country hits, including two number-one hits between 1997 and 1998, "Two Pina Coladas" and "To Make You Feel My Love", which also was a Top 10 hit on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart and was released on the soundtrack to the movie Hope Floats.
1999: Chris Gaines[link]
Main article: Chris Gaines
In 1999 Brooks and his production company Red Strokes Entertainment, with Paramount Pictures, began to develop a movie in which Brooks would star. The Lamb was to have revolved around Chris Gaines, a fictional rock singer and his emotionally conflicted life as a musician in the public eye. To create buzz for the project, Brooks took on the identity of Gaines in the October 1999 album Garth Brooks in ... The Life of Chris Gaines, which was intended as a 'pre-soundtrack' to the film.[31] Brooks also subsequently appeared as Gaines in a television mockumentary for the VH1 series Behind the Music and as the musical guest on an episode of Saturday Night Live which he hosted as himself.
Brooks's endless promotion of the album and the film did not seem to stir much excitement and the failure of the Chris Gaines experiment became fairly evident mere weeks after the album was released. Although critics admired Brooks for taking a musical risk, the majority of the American public was either totally bewildered, or completely unreceptive to the idea of Garth Brooks as anything but a pop-country singer.[32] Many of his fans also felt that by supporting the Gaines project they would lose the real Garth Brooks.[33] Sales of the album were unspectacular and although it made it to number 2 on the pop album chart, expectations had been higher and retail stores began heavily discounting their oversupply.[34] Less than expected sales of the album (more than two million) and no further developments in the production of the film as a result brought the project to an indefinite hiatus in February 2001 and Gaines quickly faded into obscurity.[35]
Despite the less than spectacular response to the Chris Gaines project, Brooks gained his first – and only – US Top 40 pop single in "Lost in You", the first single from the album.
2000–04: Official retirement[link]
As his career flourished, Brooks seemed frustrated by the conflicts between career and family. He talked of retiring from performing in 1992[24] and 1995, but each time returned to touring. In 1999 Brooks appeared on The Nashville Network's Crook & Chase program and again mentioned retirement.[36]
On October 26, 2000, Brooks officially announced his retirement from recording and performing.[37] Later that evening, Capitol Records saluted his achievement of selling 100 million albums in the US with a lavish party at Nashville's Gaylord Entertainment Center.[38]
Brooks's final album, Scarecrow, was released on November 13, 2001. The album did not match the sales levels of Brooks's heyday, but still sold comfortably well, reaching number-one on both the pop and country charts. Although he staged a few performances for promotional purposes, Brooks stated that he would be retired from recording and performing at least until his youngest daughter, Allie, turned 18. Despite ceasing to record new material between 2002 and (most of) 2005, Brooks continued to chart with previously recorded material, including a top 30 placing for "Why Ain't I Running" in 2003.
2005–08[link]
In 2005 Brooks insisted that he was not touring and did not plan to record any new studio material until at least 2015. However, in August 2005 it was announced that Brooks had signed a deal with Wal-Mart, leasing them the rights to his back catalog following his split with Capitol.[39][40] Three months later, Brooks and Wal-Mart issued The Limited Series, a six-CD box set containing past material and a Lost Sessions disc with eleven previously unissued recordings. This set marked the first time in history that a musician had signed an exclusive music distribution deal with a single retailer.[39] The set sold more than 500,000 physical copies on its issue date, proving that Brooks still had a large fan base. By the first week in December 2005, it had sold over 1 million physical copies.[6]
Brooks took a brief break from retirement early in 2005 to perform for several charity causes. With Yearwood, he sang Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Who'll Stop the Rain" on the Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast nationwide telethon for Hurricane Katrina relief.[41] He also released a new single, "Good Ride Cowboy", as a tribute to his late friend, rodeo star and country singer, Chris LeDoux.[7]
In early 2006 Wal-Mart issued The Lost Sessions as a single CD apart from the boxed set, with extra tracks including a top 25 duet with Yearwood, "Love Will Always Win".[42] The couple were later nominated for a "Best Country Collaboration With Vocals" Grammy Award for the song.
On August 18, 2007, Brooks announced plans for a new boxed set called The Ultimate Hits. The new set features two discs containing 30 hits, three new songs, and a DVD featuring music videos for each of these songs. The album's first single, "More Than a Memory", was released to radio on August 27, 2007.[43] "More Than a Memory" debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, becoming the highest-debuting single in the chart's history. The previous record had been set only one week earlier, when Kenny Chesney's "Don't Blink" debuted at number 16.[44]
In November 2007, Brooks performed nine sold-out shows in Kansas City at the Sprint Center, which had opened a month prior. Originally scheduled to be only one show, the performance expanded to nine due to incredibly high demand, with all nine shows (equaling about 140,000 tickets) selling out in under two hours.[45] The shows took place from November 5th to the 12th, with the final show on November 14th – the final show was simulcast to more than 300 movie theaters across the US.[46]
2009–present: return to performing[link]
On October 15, 2009, Brooks announced that he was coming out of retirement, to do weekend performances at Encore Las Vegas on the Las Vegas Strip. This arrangement has continued into the fall of 2011. This schedule will allow Brooks to continue during the week to have the family life for which he had retired, and to continue to perform on the weekend. On October 28, 2010, Garth announced he would do his first "arena" concert in Nashville since 1998. All proceeds benefits the Community Foundation in Middle Tennessee in support of all those Tennessee Residents affected by the disastrous flooding that occurred the weekend of May 2, 2010.
The financial terms of the agreement have not been announced, but Wynn did disclose that he gave Brooks access to a private jet to quickly transport him between Las Vegas and his home in Oklahoma.
Garth's first weekend on shows in Vegas received positive reviews and was called the "antithesis of Vegas glitz and of the country singer's arena and stadium extravaganzas" by USA Today. The shows feature Brooks performing solo with his own guitar accompaniment, and include his own hits as well as songs that have influenced him. Artists covered in the show include Simon and Garfunkel, Bob Seger, Billy Joel, and Don McLean. His first performances at Encore Las Vegas coincided with his wedding anniversary, and his wife Trisha Yearwood joined him for two songs.
During a performance on August 19, 2011, Garth Brooks told his audience that once his youngest daughter is in college he will be "firing the tour back up."
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Personal life[link]
Brooks graduated from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, where he starred on the track team. He was also a member of the Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity, Pi chapter. He later completed his MBA from Oklahoma State and participated in the commencement ceremony on May 6, 2011.[47]
Brooks married his college sweetheart, songwriter Sandy Mahl, on May 24, 1986. They met when Garth was a bouncer at a bar. Brooks and Mahl separated in March 1999, announcing their plans to divorce on October 9, 2000, and filing for divorce on November 6, 2000.[38][48] The divorce became final in December 17, 2001.[48] In the mid-1990s, many tabloids reported throughout the decade that he was actually having an affair with longtime friend and collaborator Trisha Yearwood. The two have continually denied having had an affair.[49] Following Brooks's divorce, however, the pair did begin dating, and the couple wed on December 10, 2005, at their home in Oklahoma, marking the second marriage for Brooks and the third for Yearwood. They own houses in Goodlettsville, Tennessee; Malibu, California; and Port St. Lucie, Florida, but primarily live on their ranch in Owasso, Oklahoma, a suburb of Tulsa.[50]
In 2000 Brooks attempted to donate part of his liver to country music contemporary, and close friend, Chris LeDoux; however, it was found to be incompatible. LeDoux did receive a donated liver, but died in March 2005 due to complications from liver cancer.[51]
Setting records[link]
The Recording Industry Association of America announced that Garth Brooks was the best-selling solo artist of the 20th century in America.[52] This conclusion drew criticism from the press and many music fans who were convinced that Elvis Presley had sold more records, but had been short-changed in the rankings due to faulty RIAA certification methods during his lifetime.[53][54] Brooks, while proud of his sales accomplishments, stated that he too believed that Presley must have sold more.[53]
The RIAA has since reexamined their methods for counting certifications. Under their revised methods, Presley became the best-selling solo artist in U.S. history, making Brooks the number two solo artist, ranking third overall, as The Beatles have sold more albums than either he or Presley.[55] The revision brought more criticism of the accuracy of the RIAA's figures, this time from Brooks' followers.
On November 5, 2007, Brooks was again named the best selling solo artist in US history, surpassing Presley after audited sales of 123 million were announced.[56]
In December 2010, several more of Presley's albums received certifications from the RIAA. As a result, Elvis again surpassed Brooks.[57] As of May 2012, the RIAA lists Presley's total sales at 134.5 million and Brooks' at 128 million.[58]
Charitable activities[link]
In 1999, Garth Brooks began the Teammates for Kids Foundation[59] which provides financial aid to charities for children. The organization breaks down into three categories spanning three different sports.
- Touch 'Em All Foundation – Baseball Division
- Top Shelf – Hockey Division
- Touchdown – Football Division
The foundation enlists players to donate a predetermined sum of money depending on their game performance. Brooks has participated in spring training for the San Diego Padres in 1998 and 1999, the New York Mets in 2000 and, most recently, with the Kansas City Royals in 2004 to promote his foundation. Starting during the 2008 season, fans at Royals games in Kauffman Stadium now sing along to "Friends in Low Places".
Brooks is also a fundraiser for various other charities, including a number of children's charities and famine relief. He has also donated at least $1 million to wildlife causes. It was announced that Garth would perform a charity concert on January 25 and 26, 2008, at the Staples Center for the victims of the recent California Wildfires. On December 1, tickets went on sale and sold out within minutes, prompting them to announce 3 more shows. All 5 L.A. shows sold out in less than 59 minutes. CBS aired the first of these concerts (January 25 at 9 pm) live, giving viewers a chance to donate to the Firefighters Relief efforts.[60]
In December 2010, Garth played 9 shows in less than a week in Nashville at Bridgestone Arena to benefit victims from the May 2010 Nashville flood. Over 140,000 tickets were sold and $5 million dollars raised.
A $500,000 donation Brooks made to Integris Canadian Valley Regional Hospital in Yukon, Oklahoma, in 2005, led to a widely-publicized lawsuit. According to Brooks, the hospital promised to name a new women's health center after his mother, Colleen Brooks, who died of cancer in 1999; the hospital later decided not to build the new facility, took the position that its naming commitment was non-binding, and refused to return the donation. On January 24, 2012, an Oklahoma state court jury in Claremore found in favor of Brooks, ordering the hospital to pay $500,000 for the original donation and an additional $500,000 in punitive damages.[61]
Awards[link]
- 2 Grammy Awards (total of 14 nominations)
- 16 American Music Awards (not including the poll of Artist of the '90s won in 2000)
- 11 Country Music Association Awards
- 18 Academy of Country Music Awards
- 5 World Music Awards
- 10 People's Choice Awards
- 24 Billboard Music Awards
- 2 ASCAP Awards
- 2 Blockbuster Awards
- Academy of Country Music Awards, Artist of the Decade (1990s)
- Recording Industry Association of America, Artist of the Century (1900s)
- 1 Radio Music Award
- 2 Primetime Emmy Award nominations (Outstanding in a Variety of Music Program)
- 1 Golden Globe nomination (Best Original Song)
- GLAAD Media Award for "We Shall Be Free"-1993
- 1 CMT Music Awards nomination, Collaborative Video of the Year for "Workin' For A Livin'" With Huey Lewis (2008)
- Academy of Country Music Awards, inaugural "Crystal Milestone Award" honoring him as the top-selling country music artist in history, with album sales of over 128 million in the U.S. (2008)
- 2 American Music Awards Nominations(2008):
Country Music – Favorite Male Artist Country Music – Favorite Album for "The Ultimate Hits"
Discography[link]
Main article: Garth Brooks discography
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References[link]
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Sources[link]
- Cox, Patsi Bale (2009), The Garth Factor: The Career Behind Country's Big Boom, New York: Center Street, ISBN 978-1-59995-099-0
Further reading[link]
- Feiler, Bruce S. (1998), Dreaming Out Loud: Garth Brooks, Wynonna Judd, Wade Hayes, and the Changing Face of Nashville, HarperCollins, ISBN 978-0-380-97578-5
- McCall, Michael (1991), Garth Brooks: A Biography, Bantam Books, ISBN 978-0-553-29823-9
- Mitchell, Rick (1993), Garth Brooks:One of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House, Simon & Schuster, ISBN 978-0-671-79688-4
- Morris, Ed (1993), Garth Brooks: Platinum Cowboy, St. Martin's Press, ISBN 978-0-312-08788-3
- O'Meilia, Matt (1997), Garth Brooks: The Road Out of Santa Fe, University of Oklahoma Press, ISBN 978-0-585-14880-9
- Sgammato, Jo (2000), American Thunder: The Garth Brooks Story, Random House Publishing Group, ISBN [[Special:BookSources/978034539505|978034539505]]
- Smedley, Jenny (2006), Souls Don't Lie, O Books Publishing, ISBN 978-1-905047-83-3
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